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  2. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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    Negative pressure wound therapy is approved by the FDA and numerous randomized controlled trials have been conducted on this technique, however, the evidence supporting how effective NPWT is compared to standard wound care dressings is not clear. [1] Low-level evidence indicates that there may be a lower risk of death and less surgical site ...

  3. Evidence-based medicine - Wikipedia

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    [1] [40] In 2005, Eddy offered an umbrella definition for the two branches of EBM: "Evidence-based medicine is a set of principles and methods intended to ensure that to the greatest extent possible, medical decisions, guidelines, and other types of policies are based on and consistent with good evidence of effectiveness and benefit."

  4. Patient safety - Wikipedia

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    A 2007 study analyzing Medicare beneficiaries' healthcare visits showed that a median of two primary care physicians and five specialists provide care for a single patient. [165] The authors doubt that pay-for-performance systems can accurately attribute responsibility for the outcome of care for such patients.

  5. Hospital-acquired infection - Wikipedia

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    Controlling nosocomial infection is to implement QA/QC measures to the health care sectors, and evidence-based management can be a feasible approach. For those with ventilator-associated or hospital-acquired pneumonia, controlling and monitoring hospital indoor air quality needs to be on agenda in management, [ 21 ] whereas for nosocomial ...

  6. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - Wikipedia

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    Over a five year period, the NCCSC developed social care guidelines and supported the implementation of both the guidelines and social care quality standards. [33] NICE received referrals for social care guidance from the Department of Health and the Department for Education, and commission the guidance from

  7. Pressure ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Numerous evidence-based and expert consensus-based clinical guidelines have been to developed to help guide medical professionals internationally [21] and in specific countries including the UK. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] The Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol (SPIPP) Checklist is a derivative of the International Guideline that was ...

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  9. Evidence-based nursing - Wikipedia

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    Evidence-based nursing (EBN) is an approach to making quality decisions and providing nursing care based upon personal clinical expertise in combination with the most current, relevant research available on the topic. This approach is using evidence-based practice (EBP) as a foundation.