Archived Comments for: Cost-effectiveness of the Australian Medical Sheepskin for the prevention of pressure ulcers in somatic nursing home patients: study protocol for a prospective multi-centre randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN17553857)

EVIDENCES ABOUT POOR EFFICIENCY OF SHEEPSKIN

14 January 2008

There are many evidences that sheepskins are not efficient to prevent patient from having ulcer pression.

Although sheepskins are used to be very common in traditional care, they have been forbiden in european consensus conference.

See for instance : http://www.decubitus.be/richtlijnen/fr/index.htm

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