Research for Evidence Essay Example

Research for Evidence

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PICO Worksheet and Search Strategy

: Patient/Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome. PICO1. Define your question using

Patient/Problem: Post-operative pressures ulcers

Intervention: intra operative devices

Comparison: Non specific

Outcome: Development of pressure ulcers

2. Type your question:

Are intraoperative devices effective in prevention of pressure ulcers developing in post operative patients?

3. Type of clinical question: Prognosis

3. List search terms and alternative terms/synonyms based on your PICO question. Include controlled vocabulary (subject headings) if possible.

Intra operative devices

Pressure ulcers

Post operative patients

4. List any inclusion criteria that might pertain to your search.

Gender: Male

Age Range: 18-70 years

Publication Dates: 2009

Language: English

5. Type(s) of study/research design to include in your search.

6. List the EBP resources you plan to search

CINAHL, Medline

dapted from: Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, PICO and Search Query Worksheet – 28 July 2011A

PICO: Forming a Clinical Question

Elements of the Clinical Question

Post-operative pressures ulcers patientsPatient:

ntra operative devicesIIntervention:

Comparison: Non specific

Development of pressure ulcersOutcome:

Clinical question:

Are Intra operative devices effective in prevention of pressure ulcers developing in post operative patients?