Within the sample population, the patients included were those in intensive care, surgery, trauma, acute care, long-term rehabilitation, and nursing home populations. There were 5462 abstracts retrieved, 365 identified as potentially eligible and 54 fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The 54 studies included 34,449 patients and acute and community patient populations. Seventeen studies were classified as high or moderate quality, while 37 studies had inadequate numbers of pressure ulcers and other methodological limitations (Coleman et al.
Within the sample population, the patients included were those in intensive care, surgery, trauma, acute care, long-term rehabilitation, and nursing home populations. There were 5462 abstracts retrieved, 365 identified as potentially eligible and 54 fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The 54 studies included 34,449 patients and acute and community patient populations. Seventeen studies were classified as high or moderate quality, while 37 studies had inadequate numbers of pressure ulcers and other methodological limitations (Coleman et al.