RNAO BPG Pressure Ulcers Stage I to IV - Faculty of Health ...

Assessment & Management of Stage I to IV Pressure Ulcers■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST): http://www.crestni.org.ukCMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines: http://mdm.ca/cpgsnew/cpgs/index.aspCochrane Library: Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews: http://www.thecochranelibrary.comDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE): http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/crddatabases.htmEvidence-based On-Call: http://www.eboncall.orgEvidence Based Nursing: http://evidencebasednursing.comGuidelines Advisory Committee: http://gacguidelines.caGuidelines International Network: http://www.g-i-n.netInstitute for Clinical Systems Improvement: http://www.icsi.org/index.aspJoanna Briggs Institute: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.auMedic8.com: http://www.medic8.com/ClinicalGuidelines.htmNational Guideline Clearinghouse: http://www.guidelines.govNational Library for Health: http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/New Zealand Guidelines Group: http://www.nzgg.org.nzPEDro: The Physiotherapy Evidence Database: http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/index.htmlSarah Cole Hirsh Institute – Online Journal of Issues in Nursing: http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/hirsh/hirshtoc,htmScottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network: http://www.sign.ac.ukTRIP Database: http://www.tripdatabase.comUniversity of California, San Francisco: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines/index.htmlSTEP 3 – Search Engine Web SearchA website search for existing practice guidelines on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention wasconducted via the search engine “Google”, using key search terms. One individual conducted this search,noting the results of the search, the websites reviewed, date and a summary of the results. The search resultswere further reviewed by a second individual who identified guidelines and literature not previously retrieved.STEP 4 – Hand Search/Panel ContributionsAdditionally, panel members were asked to review personal archives to identify guidelines not previouslyfound through the above search strategy. Results of this strategy revealed no additional clinical practiceguidelines.STEP 5 – Core Screening CriteriaThe final step in determining whether the clinical practice guideline would be critically appraised was toscreen the guidelines based on the following criteria:■ Published in English■ Developed in 2001 or later■ Guideline is evidence based■ Strictly on the scope of the original guideline■ Available and accessible for retrieval68