| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Alvarez Vázquez 2014 | Wrong study design |
| Callaghan 1998 | Not an RCT |
| Declaire 1997 | Not an RCT |
| Duimel‐Peeters 2007 | Cross‐over trial |
| Garcia Fernandez 2005 | Review of a previous study by Torra i Bou |
| Hsu 2011 | Quasi‐experimental |
| Huang 2009 | Not an RCT |
| Kalowes 2013 | In previous version of the review |
| Kuisma 1987 | Treatment intervention not prevention |
| Park 2014a | Wrong study design |
| Park 2014b | Duplicate |
| Santamaria 2013 | Duplicate |
| Smith 2010 | Not an RCT |
| Stoker 1990 | Treatment intervention not prevention |
| Torra i Bou 2009 | Cost analysis from an unpublished study, presented at a Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel meeting in 2002. No abstract available |
| Wen‐Yi 2013 | Wrong study design |
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