title: Draft definition of stage I pressure ulcers: inclusion of persons with darkly pigmented skin. NPUAP Task Force on Stage I Definition and Darkly Pigmented Skin.
abstract: The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel appointed a task force to review the definition of Stage I pressure ulcers, specifically to assess its adequacy in people with darkly pigmented skin. The process used by the task force to draft a new definition is described in this preliminary report of their work. The proposed definition and initial critique of it are given.
authors.affiliation: Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County, Oak Forest, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ayello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Leiby
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Dungog
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sprigle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Woodruff
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation