| Name |
Date Limits |
Platform/Provider |
| CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied
Health Literature) |
1982 through January 19, 2009 |
OVID |
| ClinicalTrials.gov |
Searched December 24, 2008 |
www.clinicaltrials.gov |
| The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) |
Through 2009, Issue 1 |
www.thecochranelibrary.com |
| The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
(Cochrane Reviews) |
Through 2009, Issue 1 |
www.thecochranelibrary.com |
| Current Controlled Trials |
Searched February 24, 2009 |
http://www.controlled-trials.com/mrct/ |
| Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects
(DARE) |
Through 2009, Issue 1 |
www.thecochranelibrary.com |
| EMBASE (Excerpta Medica) |
1980 through March 23, 2009 |
OVID |
| FDA MAUDE Database |
1999-February 28, 2009 |
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/
cfdocs/cfMAUDE/search.CFM |
| Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA) |
Through 2009, Issue 1 |
www.thecochranelibrary.com |
| Healthcare Standards |
Searched January 30, 2009 |
ECRI Institute |
| MEDLINE |
1950 through March 23, 2009 |
OVID |
| PreMEDLINE |
Searched January 7, 2009 |
www.pubmed.gov |
| U.K. National Health Service Economic Evaluation
Database (NHS EED) |
Through 2009, Issue 1 |
www.thecochranelibrary.com |
| U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
(CMS) Web site |
Searched December 24, 2008 |
www.cms.gov
www.coverageandpayment.com |
| U.S. National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) |
Searched January 30, 2009 |
www.ngc.gov |
Journals and supplements maintained in ECRI's collections were
routinely reviewed. Nonjournal publications and conference proceedings
from professional organizations, private agencies, and government
agencies were also screened. Other mechanisms used to retrieve
additional relevant information included review of bibliographies/reference
lists from peer-reviewed and gray literature. (Gray literature
consists of reports, studies, articles, and monographs produced
by federal and local government agencies, private organizations,
educational facilities, consulting firms, and corporations. These
documents do not appear in the peer-reviewed journal literature.)
The search strategies employed combinations of freetext keywords
as well as controlled vocabulary terms including (but not limited
to) the following concepts. The strategy below is presented
in OVID syntax; the search was simultaneously conducted across
Embase, Medline, and PsycINFO. A parallel strategy was used
to search the databases comprising the Cochrane Library.
| Reference |
Reason for Exclusion |
| Agosti et al. 2007(191) |
Case study |
| Apelqvist et al. 2008(192) |
Cost analysis |
| Armstrong and Nguyen 2000(193) |
Not a NPWT device |
| Armstrong et al. 2004(194)* |
Possibly a homemade device |
| Armstrong et al. 2005(195) |
Duplicate study(109) |
| Armstrong et al. 2006(196) |
Conference presentation |
| Augustin 2006(197) |
Conference abstract |
| Aust et al. 2008(198) |
No relevant outcomes |
| Baharestani et al. 2008(199) |
No relevant outcomes |
| Barker et al. 2000(200) |
Not a commercially available device |
| Barnes and Miller 2007(201) |
Conference abstract |
| Barringer et al. 2004(202) |
Not a clinical study |
| Bee et al. 2008(203) |
Subpopulation received both treatments |
| Bernstein et al. 2008(204) |
Conference abstract |
| Bischoff et al. 2003(205) |
Homemade device |
| Blackett and Bohnenkamp 2006(206) |
Conference presentation |
| Bovill et al. 2008(207) |
Narrative |
| Brin et al. 2006(208) |
Case report |
| Bruenner et al. 2006(209) |
Conference abstract |
| Bui et al. 2006(210) |
Homemade device |
| Burbage 2008(211) |
Conference presentation |
| Burdette-Taylor 2003(212) |
Case reports |
| Buttenschoen et al. 2001(213) |
Homemade device |
| Campbell 2004(214) |
Case report |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2009(215) |
HCPCS and CPT coding information |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2009(216) |
HCPCS and CPT coding information |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2009(217) |
DMEPOS fee schedule |
| Chavarria-Aguilar et al. 2004(218) |
Homemade device |
| Cipolla et al. 2005(219) |
Does not address key question |
| Corvino and Stokes 2008(220) |
Case report |
| Davis 2006(221) |
Case report |
| Dedmond et al. 2006(222) |
Duplicate study(27) |
| De Leon et al. 2006(223) |
Conference presentation |
| Doxford 2007(224) |
Narrative |
| Edwards 2006(225) |
Conference abstract |
| Eginton et al. 2003(226) |
Fewer than 5 patients per study arm |
| Eifert et al. 2007(227) |
Patients received dual therapies |
| Excerpt from Teot et al. 2008(228) |
Duplicate study(229) |
| Farren et al. 2007(230) |
Case study |
| Fife et al. 2008(231) |
No relevant outcomes |
| Foo et al. 2008(232) |
Case report |
| Francu 2008(233) |
Conference abstract |
| Frykberg et al. 2006(234) |
Guideline |
| Girolami et al. 2007(235) |
Case reports |
| Gupta et Cho 2004(236) |
Duplicate study(188) |
| Harris 2007(237) |
Case study |
| Harris 2008(238) |
Case report |
| Heinsler et al. 2006(239) |
Conference presentation |
| Hill et al. 2007(240) |
Case reports |
| Howell-Taylor et al. 2008(241) |
Case reports |
| Hunter et al. 2007(242) |
Narrative |
| Ingari et Powell 2007(26) |
Narrative |
| Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement 2008(243) |
Health Care Protocol |
| IQWiG 2006(244) |
Duplicate study(173) |
| IQWiG 2007(245) |
Narrative |
| Jeschke et al. 2004(246) |
Dual therapy |
| Jones et al. 2005(247) |
Healthy volunteers |
| Karoo et al. 2008(248) |
Case report |
| Kendall et al. 2008(249) |
Conference presentation |
| Keyser 2008(250) |
Conference presentation |
| Kim et Hong 2007(251) |
Homemade device |
| Kollrack and Mollenhoff 2008(252) |
Conference abstract |
| Krasner D. 2002(253) |
Does not address key question |
| Kring et al. 2008(254) |
Case reports |
| Kwansink et al. 2005(255) |
Does not address key question |
| Lambert et al. 2005(256) |
Narrative |
| Lang et al. 1999(159)* |
Possibly a homemade device |
| Lavery et al. 2008(257) |
Duplicate study(257) |
| Li et al. 2007(258) |
Not a NPWT study |
| Lianos et al. 2006(259) |
Homemade device |
| Lopez et al. 2005(260) |
Homemade device |
| Lubke et al. 2008(261) |
Conference abstract |
| Luckraz et al. 2003(262) |
Patients received dual therapies |
| Manahan and Shermak 2006(263) |
Does not address key question |
| Martinsek et al. 2007(264) |
Case report |
| Matzi et al. 2006(265) |
Conference abstract |
| McCord et al. 2007(266) |
Conference presentation |
| McGinnis and Lisco 2007(267) |
Case report |
| McLane et al. 2006(268) |
Case report |
| Medeiros et al. 2004(269) |
Not a NPWT study |
| Mees et al. 2008(270) |
Homemade device |
| Mendez-Eastman S. 2005(271) |
Does not address key question |
| Miller and Brown 2003(272) |
Case report |
| Miller and Brown 2003(273) |
Case report |
| Miller and Brown 2003(274) |
Case report |
| Miller and Brown 2004(275) |
Case report |
| Miller and McDaniel 2004(276) |
Case reports |
| Miller and McDaniel 2005(277) |
Case report |
| Miller and McDaniel 2005(278) |
Case report |
| Miller and McDaniel 2005(279) |
Case report |
| Miller and McDaniel 2006(280) |
Case reports |
| Miller et al. 2002(281) |
Study arms both received V.A.C.® |
| Miller et al. 2004(282) |
Study arms both received V.A.C.® |
| Miller et al. 2005(283) |
Case report |
| Mody et al. 2008(284) |
Homemade device |
| Moues et al. 2004(38) |
Duplicate study(136) |
| Moues et al. 2005(285) |
Duplicate study(38) |
| Nelson 2007(286) |
Narrative |
| NHS Quality Improvement Scotland 2003(287) |
Narrative |
| Niehuser 2008(288) |
Case report |
| No author 2008(289) |
Conference abstract |
| No author 2008(290) |
Conference abstract |
| Noridian 2008(291) |
HCPCS coding information |
| O’Keefe and Gutta 2008(292) |
Conference abstract |
| Olejnik et al. 2008(293) |
Homemade device |
| Oomen et al. 2007(294) |
Focus on reconstructive surgery |
| Parker et al. 2007(295) |
Not a NPWT study |
| Parrett et al. 2006(296) |
Narrative |
| Pattison et al. 2006(297) |
Case report |
| Peinemann et al. 2008(298) |
Methodology paper |
| Powell and Bruch 2007(299) |
Case report |
| Price et al. 2006(300) |
Conference abstract |
| Pu 2008(301) |
Narrative |
| Rajzer et al. 2006(302) |
Conference abstract |
| Reddy et al. 2008(303) |
Focus too broad for inclusion as Previous Systematic Review |
| Registered Nurses Association of Ontario 2005(304) |
Guideline |
| Registered Nurses Association of Ontario 2007(305) |
Guideline |
| Sachithanandan et al. 2008(306) |
No relevant outcomes |
| Schimmer 2007(307) |
Does not address key question |
| Schlatterer et al. 2008(308) |
Narrative |
| Schuster et al. 2006(309) |
Focus on acellular dermal matrix |
| Segers et al. 2006(310) |
Uses KCI foam dressing only |
| Segers et al. 2006(311) |
Does not address key question |
| Sibbald et al. 2003(312) |
Narrative review |
| Shalom et al. 2008(313) |
Homemade device |
| Simek 2006(314) |
Conference abstract |
| Smith 2004(315) |
Reanalysis of already published data |
| Sposato et al. 2001(316) |
Not describing a clinical study |
| Stojkovic et al. 2008(317) |
Protocol |
| Strecker et al. 2007(318)* |
Possibly a homemade device |
| Stremitzer et al. 2006(319) |
Conference abstract |
| Suess et al. 2006(320) |
Narrative |
| Tamir et al. 2006(321) |
Conference abstract |
| Tamir et al. 2007(322) |
Does not address key question |
| Tanna et al. 2009(323) |
Case report |
| Teot et al. 2006(229)* |
Possibly a homemade device |
| Teot et al. 2007(324) |
Conference presentation |
| Teot et al. 2007(325) |
Duplicate report(324) |
| Timmers et al. 2005(326) |
Healthy volunteers/No relevant outcomes |
| Timms 2007(327) |
Case report |
| TriCenturion 2004(328) |
Coverage information/pumps |
| TriCenturion 2006(329) |
Review of HCPCS E2402 |
| TriCenturion 2007(330) |
Coverage information/pumps |
| TriCenturion 2007(331) |
Review of HCPCS E2402 |
| TriCenturion 2008(332) |
Review of HCPCS E2402 |
| Wainstein et al. 2008(333) |
Does not address key question |
| Webb 2008(334) |
Conference presentation |
| Webb 2008(335) |
Conference presentation |
| Wild et al. 2004(336) |
Non-English |
| Witkowski 2008(337) |
Conference abstract |
| World Union of Wound Healing Societies 2008(338) |
Consensus document |
| Name |
Type of Contact |
Responses Received (Y/N) |
| Boehringer Laboratories, Inc./ConvaTec Inc.
markets and distributes all Boehringer Laboratory NPWT
systems |
Manufacturer |
Y |
| Innovative Therapies, Inc. |
Manufacturer |
N |
| Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) |
Manufacturer |
Y |
| Medela Healthcare/Medela, Inc. |
Manufacturer |
Y |
| Premco Medical Systems, Inc. |
Manufacturer |
N |
| Prospera Technologies |
Manufacturer |
Y |
| Smith & Nephew |
Manufacturer |
Y |
| Superior Health Care Concepts d/b/a National
Wound Care |
Manufacturer |
N |
| Talley Medical, USA |
Manufacturer |
Y |
| MediTop BV |
Vendor Identified by AHRQ |
N |
| Kalypto Medical |
Vendor Identified by AHRQ |
N |
| Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) |
Professional Organization |
N |
| American Academy of Dermatology |
Professional Organization |
N |
| American Association of Diabetes Educators |
Professional Organization |
N |
| American Burn Association |
Professional Organization |
N |
| American College of Surgeons |
Professional Organization |
N |
| American Diabetes Association |
Professional Organization |
N |
| American Professional Wound Care Association |
Professional Organization |
N |
| American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Professional Organization |
N |
| Association for the Advancement of Wound
Care |
Professional Organization |
Y |
| Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) |
Professional Organization |
N |
| Medical Device Manufacturers Association |
Professional Organization |
N |
| National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) |
Professional Organization |
N |
| Wound Care Institute |
Professional Organization |
N |
| Wound Healing Society |
Professional Organization |
N |
| Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society |
Professional Organization |
Y |
| CMS |
Other |
Y |
| FDA |
Other |
N |
| K. Kowalske, M.D. (upon AHRQ's request) |
Other |
N |
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