Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment following spinal cord injury: a clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals.

This guideline has been prepared based on scientific and professional information available in 2014. Users of this guideline should periodically review this material to ensure that the advice herein is consistent with current reasonable clinical practice. The websites noted in this document were current at the time of publication; however, because web addresses and the information contained therein change frequently, the reader is encouraged to stay apprised of the most current information. iii Foreword v Preface vi Acknowledgments vii Panel Members – Original Pressure Ulcer CPG ix Reviewers xi Summary of Recommendations 1 The Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine

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