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National Guideline Clearinghouse

A resource from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Cochrane Collaboration

Joanna Briggs Institute

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

Source: Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research-Practice Connection, S. J. Brown, 2009

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Levels of Evidence

Type of Evidence

Rating

Meta-analysis of multiple well-designed controlled studies

Well-designed randomized controlled trials

Well-designed nonrandomized controlled trials (quasi-experimental studies)

Observational studies with controls                                                                     

• Retrospective studies

• Interrupted time studies

• Case-control studies

• Cohort studies with controls

Observational studies without controls                                                                

• Cohort studies without controls

• Case series

Pressure Ulcer Search Results

National Guideline Clearinghouse

Current evidence-based pressure ulcer guidelines from ...

• Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

• Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

• National Collaborating Centre for Nursing Support

• Also older guidelines

Cochrane Collaboration

Research reviews on ...

• Surface support for pressure ulcer prevention

• Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention

• Wound cleansing for pressure ulcers

• Much more

Joanna Briggs Institute

Best practice guidelines in PDF format:

• Pressure Ulcers: Prevention of Pressure Related Damage

• Pressure Ulcers: Management of Pressure Related Tissue Damage

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

RNAO Best Practice Guideline:

• Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers