27 reviews

2011

Carson M. Identifying the risk of pressure sores: is the Waterlow scale a valid stand-alone tool? Eur J Pall Care. 2011; 18(4): 198-201.

Gorecki C, Closs SJ, Nixon J, Briggs M. Patient-reported pressure ulcer pain: a mixed-methods systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 Sep;42(3):443-59. Epub 2011 Mar 27.

Miller JL, Hagemann TM. Use of pure opioid antagonists for management of opioid-induced pruritus. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Aug 1;68(15):1419-25.

Taylor C. Malignant fungating wounds: a review of the patient and nurse experience. Brit J Comm Nurs. 2011 Nov 30;16(12):S16-S22

2010

Chrisman CA. Care of chronic wounds in palliative care and end-of-life patients. Int Wound J. 2010 Aug;7(4):214-35. Epub 2010 May 28.

da Costa Santos CM, de Mattos Pimenta CA, Nobre MR. A systematic review of topical treatments to control the odor of malignant fungating wounds. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Jun;39(6):1065-76.

Emmons KR, Lachman VD. Palliative wound care: a concept analysis. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2010 Nov-Dec;37(6):639-44; quiz 645-6.

2009

Alexander S. Malignant fungating wounds: epidemiology, aetiology, presentation and assessment. J Wound Care. 2009 Jul;18(7):273-4, 276-8, 280.

Gorecki C, Brown JM, Nelson EA, Briggs M, Schoonhoven L, Dealey C, Defloor T, Nixon J; European Quality of Life Pressure Ulcer Project group. Impact of pressure ulcers on quality of life in older patients: a systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jul;57(7):1175-83. Epub 2009 May 21.

LeBon B, Zeppetella G, Higginson IJ. Effectiveness of topical administration of opioids in palliative care: a systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009 May;37(5):913-7. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

Lo SF, Chang CJ, Hu WY, Hayter M, Chang YT. The effectiveness of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds: a meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs. 2009 Mar;18(5):716-28.

Moore ZEH, Cowman S. Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Apr 15;(2):CD006898.

Pieper B, Langemo D, Cuddigan J. Pressure ulcer pain: a systematic literature review and national pressure ulcer advisory panel white paper. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2009 Feb;55(2):16-31.

2008

Bardy J, Slevin NJ, Mais KL, Molassiotis A. A systematic review of honey uses and its potential value within oncology care. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Oct;17(19):2604-23.

McInnes E, Cullum NA, Bell-Syer SEM, Dumville JC. Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Oct 8;(4):CD001735.

Moore Z, Cowman S. A systematic review of wound cleansing for pressure ulcers. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Aug;17(15):1963-72.

Moore ZE, Cowman S. Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD006471.

Raymond CB, Wazny LD. Sodium thiosulfate, bisphosphonates, and cinacalcet for treatment of calciphylaxis. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008 Aug 1;65(15):1419-29. 

Vanderwee K, Grypdonck M, Defloor T. Alternating pressure air mattresses as prevention for pressure ulcers: a literature review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2008 May;45(5):784-801.

2007

Adderley U, Smith R. Topical agents and dressings for fungating wounds. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD003948.

2006

Baba-Akbari Sari A, Flemming K, Cullum NA, Wollina U. Therapeutic ultrasound for pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19;(3):CD001275.

Langemo DK, Brown G. Skin fails too: acute, chronic and end stage skin failure. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2006 May;19(4):206-11.

Pancorbo-Hidalgo PL, Garcia-Fernandez FP, Lopez-Medina IM, Alvarez-Nieto C. Risk assessment scales for pressure ulcer prevention: a systematic review. J Adv Nurs. 2006 Apr;54(1):94-110.

Reddy M, Gill SS, Rochon P. Preventing pressure ulcers: a systematic review. JAMA. 2006 Aug 23;296(8):974-84. 

Seaman S. Management of malignant fungating wounds in advanced cancer. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2006 Aug;22(3):185-93.

2005

Richardson J, Smith JE, McIntyre M, Thomas R, Pilkington K. Aloe vera for preventing radiation-induced skin reactions: a systematic literature review. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2005 Sep;17(6):478-84.

2003

Briggs M, Nelson EA. Topical agents or dressings for pain in venous leg ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003 Jan 20;(1):CD001177.

Last updated 03 May 2012