National Guideline Clearinghouse | Pressure ulcers: prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Pressure ulcers: prevention and management of pressure ulcers.



National Clinical Guideline Centre

Guideline Title

Pressure ulcers: prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

Bibliographic Source(s)

National Clinical Guideline Centre. Pressure ulcers: prevention and management of pressure ulcers. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; 2014 Apr. 37 p. (Clinical guideline; no. 179).

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Royal College of Nursing, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The management of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care. A clinical practice guideline. London (UK): Royal College of Nursing; 2005 Sep 22. 245 p. [485 references]

This guideline meets NGC's 2013 (revised) inclusion criteria.