Controversies in classifying and assessing grade I pressure ulcers
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in Journal of Wound Care
- Vol. 12 (1) , 33-36
- https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2003.12.1.26453
Abstract
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.Keywords
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