Priority 10 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Does improving diet (eating) and hydration (drinking) promote pressure ulcer healing? (JLA PSP Priority 10)
Overall ranking 10
JLA question ID 0013/10
Explanatory note Existing relevant systematic reviews were not up to date at the time of the PSP
Evidence

Langer G, Knerr A, Kuss O, Behrens J, Schl?mer GJ. Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003216. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003216 Sampson EL, Candy B, Jones L. Enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD007209. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007209.pub2

Health Research Classification System category Skin
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples This is an indicative uncertainty. This or a similar uncertainty was submitted the following number of times in the survey:15
Submitted by Clinicians
Outcomes to be measured Ulcer healing
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0013
PSP name Pressure Ulcers
Total number of uncertainties shown on the spreadsheet 269  (To see a full list of these, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop March 2013