Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database includes many systematic reviews and evidence summaries on interventions to prevent or treat pressure ulcers.
Sheepskin
Pressure ulcers a prevention of pressure related tissue damage. 2011. [Technical Reports – Joanna Briggs]]
Reviews studies on use of sheepskin
Studies in PubMed published since these systematic reviews
Phenytoin
A search of PubMed retrieved some systematic reviews and original studies evaluating use of phenytoin in pressure ulcer management.
Systematic reviews in the search results include:
Reddy M. Pressure ulcers. Clin Evid (Online). 2011 Apr 28;2011. doi:pii: 1901.
Review. PubMed PMID: 21524319; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3217823.
Mao CL, Rivet AJ, Sidora T, Pasko MT. Update on pressure ulcer management and
deep tissue injury. Ann Pharmacother. 2010 Feb;44(2):325-32. doi:
10.1345/aph.1M315. Epub 2010 Jan 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 20118142.
Cullum N, Petherick E. Pressure ulcers. Clin Evid (Online). 2008 Mar 19;2008.
doi:pii: 1901. PubMed PMID: 19450317; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2907959.
Reviewed 4/20/14 AA
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