Technology Assessment Report
Project ID: WNDT1108
May 26, 2009
ECRI Institute
Nancy Sullivan, BA
David L. Snyder, Ph D
Kelley Tipton, MPH
Stacey Uhl, MSS
Karen M. Schoelles, MD SM
This report is based on research conducted by the ECRI Institute under contract
to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD
(Contract No. 290-2007-10063). The findings and conclusions in this document
are those of the author(s) who are responsible for its contents; the findings
and conclusions do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement
in this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
The information in this report is intended to help health care decision-makers;
patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, make well-informed
decisions and thereby improve the quality of health care services. This report
is not intended to be a substitute for the application of clinical judgment.
Decisions concerning the provision of clinical care should consider this report
in the same way as any medical reference and in conjunction with all other
pertinent information, i.e., in the context of available resources and circumstances
presented by individual patients.
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development
of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as
a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of
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None of the investigators has any affiliations or financial involvement related
to the material presented in this report.
Peer Reviewers
We wish to acknowledge individuals listed below for their review of this report.
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their
expertise and diverse perspectives. The purpose of the review was to
provide candid, objective, and critical comments for consideration by the EPC
in preparation of the final report.. Synthesis of the scientific literature
presented here does not necessarily represent the views of individual reviewers.
Katherine R. Jones, RN, Ph.D.
Sarah Cole Hirsh Professor Associate Dean for Evidence-based Practice
Case Western Reserve University
Bolton School of Nursing
Cleveland, Ohio
David Margolis, MD PhD
Professor of Dermatology and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gerit Mulder, DPM, MS, APWCA
Director, Wound Treatment and Research Center at the Regional Burn Center
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California
Catherine Ratliff
PhD, APRN-BC
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia