SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Efficacy and Safety of Topical Application of Olive Oil for Preventing Pressure Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Analysis of Characteristics Associated With Advanced-Stage Pressure Injury Classification Among Korean Hospitalised Patients: A Secondary Data Analysis.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Endocrine, Cancer, Mortality, Derma, and Other Outcomes of Olive Oil and Oleic Acid: An Umbrella Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Effects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Petrolatum on Skin Barrier Function and Microtopography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Health Outcomes Associated with Olive Oil Intake: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
The purpose was to identify and summarize the existing evidence on the efficacy and safety of the topical application of olive oil for preventing pressure ulcers (PUs). We included only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving patients at risk of developing PUs, testing the topical application of olive oil versus other products for PU prevention. We assessed the risk of bias using the RoB 2 tool, and the certainty of the evidence with GRADE. Four RCTs met the eligibility criteria. All studies were judged at a low risk of bias overall. The meta-analysis showed that the clinical efficacy of olive oil for prevention occurs by reducing the incidence of PUs (RR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.30 to 0.79,
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