Should we include deep tissue injury in pressure ulcer staging systems? The NPUAP debate.
This year's annual conference of the US National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) included a consensus meeting to evaluate the current NPUAP pressure ulcer staging system. Jeannie Donnelly recounts the lively debate that ensued.
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Royal Hospitals, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK. jeannie.donnelly@royalhospitals.n-i.nhs.uk
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011050:Policy Making; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*