Kottner J, Cuddigan J, Carville K, Balzer K, Berlowitz D, Law S, Litchford M, Mitchell P, Moore Z, Pittman J, Sigaudo-Roussel D, Yee CY, Haesler E, et al.
Journal of tissue viability. Date of publication 2019 May 1;volume 28(2):51-58.
1. J Tissue Viability. 2019 May;28(2):51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2019.01.001. Epub
2019 Jan 11.
Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers/injuries: The protocol for the second
update of the international Clinical Practice Guideline 2019.
Kottner J(1), Cuddigan J(2), Carville K(3), Balzer K(4), Berlowitz D(5), Law
S(6), Litchford M(7), Mitchell P(8), Moore Z(9), Pittman J(10), Sigaudo-Roussel
D(11), Yee CY(12), Haesler E(13).
Author information:
(1)Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Dermatology and Allergy,
Germany; Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Belgium.
Electronic address: jan.kottner@charite.de.
(2)University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA.
(3)Silver Chain Group and Curtin University School of Nursing, Midwifery and
Paramedicine, Perth, Australia.
(4)University of Lübeck, Nursing Research Unit, Germany.
(5)Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR),
Bedford VA Hospital, Bedford, USA; Boston University School of Medicine MA, USA.
(6)Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong.
(7)CASE Software & Books, Greensboro, USA.
(8)Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand.
(9)Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Faculty of Medicine,
Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Department
of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UGent, Ghent
University, Belgium; Lida Institute, Shanghai, China; Cardiff University,
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
(10)Indiana University Health Academic Health Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
(11)National Scientific Research Center - University of Lyon 1, UMR, 5305,
France; Laboratory of Tissue Biology and Therapeutic Engineering, Lyon, France.
(12)Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
(13)Curtin University, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Australia;
LaTrobe University, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, School of
Nursing and Midwifery, Australia; Australian National University, ANU Medical
School, Academic Unit of General Practice, Australia.
AIM: The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, the Pan Pacific Pressure Injury
Alliance, and the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel are updating the
'Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline' (CPG)
in 2019. The aim of this contribution is to summarize and to discuss the
guideline development protocol for the 2019 update.
METHODS: A guideline governance group determines and monitors all steps of the
CPG development. An international survey of consumers will be undertaken to
establish consumer needs and interests. Systematic evidence searches in relevant
electronic databases cover the period from July 2013 through August 2018. Risk of
bias of included studies will be assessed by two reviewers using established
checklists and an overall strength of evidence assigned to the cumulative body of
evidence. Small working groups review the evidence available for each topic,
review and/or draft the guideline chapters and recommendations and/or good
practice statements. Finally, strength of recommendation grades are assigned. The
recommendations are rated based on their importance and their potential to
improve individual patient outcomes using an international formal consensus
process.
DISCUSSION: Major methodological advantages of the current revision are a clear
distinction between evidence-based recommendations and good practice statements
and strong consumer involvement.
CONCLUSION: The 2019 guideline update builds on the previous 2014 version to
ensure consistency and comparability. Methodology changes will improve the
guideline quality to increase clarity and to enhance implementation and
compliance. The full guideline development protocol can be accessed from the
guideline website (http://www.internationalguideline.com/).
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2019.01.001
PMID: 30658878 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
