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Decubitus ulcer

Proposal for a new pressure ulcer (pressure injury) classification based on depth, infection, and perfusion

One of the first documented pressure ulcer classification systems was developed by Shea in 1975. ‘Bedsores’ were classified by the depth of soft tissue damage and exposure into grades I–V; an...

Evaluation and treatment algorithm for pressure ulcers based on the dip pressure ulcer classification

The first step in the algorithm (Fig 1) is to identify people at risk of developing a PU, such as those with reduced mobility, urinary or fecal incontinence, and those who are malnourished.1 Once...

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