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.
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.
Henderson
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Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County, Oak Forest, Ill., USA.
Ayello
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EA
Sussman
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C
Leiby
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DM
Bennett
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MA
Dungog
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Sprigle
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Woodruff
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D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation