Pressure ulcer classification: what do we have? What do we need?
This paper will lay the foundation for subsequent papers by: summarizing the limitations of the current pressure ulcer classification system exploring methods to monitor the dynamic process of pressure ulcer healing establishing common criteria for evaluating various methods of monitoring pressure ulcer healing.
Cuddigan
J
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University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.
D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing