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9 questions · 9 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

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No studies found 1 · 11.1%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 88.9%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care

Number of pressure ulcers healed · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

It is very uncertain whether multidisciplinary wound care changes number of pressure ulcers healed; compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.18 [0.98, 1.42]
1 study · 176 participants
Very low

Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care

Time to complete healing · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

It is very uncertain whether multidisciplinary wound care changes time to complete healing compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.73 [1.2, 2.5]
1 study · 176 participants
Very low

Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care

Adverse events · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Adverse events: hospital admission · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 161 participants
Very low

Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Adverse events: ED visits · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 161 participants
Very low

Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Proportion of participants developing a new pressure ulcer · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

It is very uncertain whether enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) changes pressure ulcer incidence rate compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.12 [0.74, 1.68]
1 study · 161 participants
Very low

Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Number of pressure ulcers healed · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

It is very uncertain whether enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) changes number of pressure ulcers healed compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.69 [1, 2.87]
1 study · 161 participants
Very low

Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Reduction in pressure ulcer surface area · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 161 participants
Very low

Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Time to complete healing · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

It is very uncertain whether enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) changes time to complete healing compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.48 [0.79, 2.78]
1 study · 161 participants
Very low