Panel for the Prediction and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Adults
Clinical practice guidelines. Pressure ulcers in adults: prediction and prevention. Panel for the Prediction and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Adults
Abstract
This clinical practice guideline makes specific recommendations for identifying at-risk adults and for defining early interventions for preventing pressure ulcers. The guideline may also be used to treat Stage I pressure ulcers (nonblanchable erythema of intact skin). These guideline recommendations are not intended as the basis of care of infants and children, nor do they apply to individuals with existing Stage II or greater pressure ulcers or to individuals who are fully mobile.
Source and rights
Published by Dermatology nursing, 1993. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- Panel for the Prediction and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Adults
- Published
- 1993
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Dermatology nursing
- PubMed
- 8452748
- Added to Prognia
- 24 July 2026





