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Society guideline links: Pressure-induced skin and soft tissue injury

Society guideline links: Pressure-induced skin and soft tissue injury

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Open wound management".)

International

National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP), and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance (PPPIA): Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers/injuries – Clinical practice guideline, 3rd edition (2019)

World Union Of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS): Consensus document – Role of dressings in pressure ulcer prevention (2016)

NPIAP, EPUAP, and PPPIA: White paper on the role of nutrition for pressure ulcer management (2015)

Canada

Wounds Canada: Best practice recommendations for the prevention and management of pressure injuries (2018, updated 2021)

Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't add extra layers of bedding (sheets, pads) beneath patients on therapeutic surfaces (updated 2020)

Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use a q2h turning routine unless it meets the older person's plan of care (updated 2020)

United States

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP): White paper on pressure injuries in the pediatric population (2019)

Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN): 2016 guideline for prevention and management of pressure injuries (ulcers) − An executive summary (published 2017)

WOCN: Society position paper on avoidable versus unavoidable pressure ulcers (injuries) (2017)

Wound Healing Society (WHS): 2015 update on guidelines for pressure ulcers (published 2016)

Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine: Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment following spinal cord injury – A clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals, 2nd edition (2014)

Europe

National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP), and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance (PPPIA): Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers/injuries – Clinical practice guideline, 3rd edition (2019)

NPIAP, EPUAP, and PPPIA: White paper on the role of nutrition for pressure ulcer management (2015)

United Kingdom

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Quality standard on pressure ulcers (2015)

NICE: Clinical guideline on pressure ulcers – Prevention and management (2014)

Australia–New Zealand

New South Wales (NSW) Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI): Clinical practice guide on preventing pressure injuries in critically ill patients (2025)

Japan

[In Japanese] Japanese Dermatological Association (JDA): Wound, pressure ulcer, and burn guidelines – 2: Pressure ulcer treatment guidelines, 3rd edition (2023)

[In Japanese] Japanese Society of Pressure Ulcers (JSPU): Pressure ulcer prevention and management guidelines, 5th edition (2022)

[In English] JDA: Wound, pressure ulcer and burn guidelines – 2: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pressure ulcers, second edition (2018)

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