Pressure ulcer staging revisited: superficial skin changes & Deep Pressure Ulcer Framework©

Adv Skin Wound Care. 2011 Dec;24(12):571-80; quiz 581-2. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000408467.26999.6d.

Abstract

Deficiencies in the current pressure ulcer classification system create the impetus for the current discourse on the clinical, legal, and economic implications of staging and considering shifting the paradigm in pressure ulcer description and assessment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Buttocks
  • Diabetic Foot / diagnosis
  • Diabetic Foot / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pressure Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Pressure Ulcer / pathology
  • Severity of Illness Index*