Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

The proportion of pressure ulcers healed · nursing home patients, > 59 years old

Water mattress overlay showed no clear difference in pressure ulcer healing compared with low‐tech mattress (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.63, 1.37]
1 study · 120 participants
Low

Pressure ulcers completely healed · elderly nursing home residents with multiple medical problems

Low‐air‐loss bed showed no clear difference in pressure ulcers completely healed compared with low‐tech mattress overlay (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.3 [0.87, 1.96]
1 study · 84 participants
Low