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Saha S, Smith MEB, Totten A, et al. Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2013 May. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 90.)

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

AF

Air-fluidized

AHCPR

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

ANOVA

Analysis of variance

AP

Alternating pressure

BCT

Balsam peru castor oil trypsin

bFGF

Basic fibroblast growth factor

CDC

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

CERs

Comparative Effectiveness Reviews

CHIP

Children’s Health Insurance Program

CI

Confidence interval

CLP

Constant low pressure

CO2

Carbon dioxide

DP

Dextranomer paste

EMT

Electromagnetic therapy

EPC

Evidence-based Practice Center

ET

Electrotherapy

EPUAP

European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

GM-CSF

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HCV

Hepatitis C virus

ICU

Intensive care unit

LAL

Low-air-loss beds

MVP

Moisture vapor permeable

NPUAP

United States National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

NPWT

Negative pressure wound therapy

NR

Not reported

NS

Not significant

OKG

Ornithine Alpha-Ketoglutarate

PDGF

Platelet -Derived Growth Factor

PICOTS

Populations, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes, Timing, and Setting

PSST

Pressure Sore Status Tool

PU

Pressure ulcer

PUSH

Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing

RR

Relative risk

SCI

Spinal cord injury

SIP

Scientific information packet

SR

Systematic review

NPWT

Topical negative pressure

TENS

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

TEP

Technical Expert Panel

TGF-beta

Transforming growth factor beta

US

Ultrasound

USPSTF

United States Preventative Services Task Force

UVC

Ultraviolet C

WHO

World Health Organization

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