Controversies in classifying and assessing grade I pressure ulcers.
There is more uncertainty on how to define a grade I pressure ulcer than any other type. The confusion will need to be dispelled and a consensus reached if a national grading system is to be implemented. This review explores the options.
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City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK. ELAINE.BETHELL@swbh.nhs.uk
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015588:Observer Variation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D012881:Skin Temperature