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Assessment and Grading

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The Decubitus Ulcer in Clinical Practice

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Because of our aging population and advances in medical and surgical therapy permitting survival from catastrophic illness and injury, the incidence of decubitus ulcers is likely to increase unless greater attention is paid to prophylaxis. At present, there is more interest in treating and curing than in avoiding injury and illness. We must become more prevention oriented; with cost restraints limiting resources, not everyone can be offered perfect decubitus ulcer prevention. The patient at greatest risk must be identified before the problem begins. Our limited equipment and personnel have to be concentrated on those patients at highest risk.

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  1. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology)

  2. Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Lawrence Charles Parish M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology)

  3. Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. 1819 J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, #465, 19103, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology)

  4. School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3501 Ryan Avenue, 19136, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Joseph A. Witkowski M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology)

  5. Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3501 Ryan Avenue, 19136, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Joseph A. Witkowski M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology)

  6. University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 608 Sierra Madre Boulevard, 91108, San Marino, CA, USA

    John Thorne Crissey M.D. (Clinical Professor of Medicine (Dermatology)

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  1. Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology)

  2. Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Lawrence Charles Parish M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology)

  3. Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. 1819 J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, #465, 19103, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Director of the Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venoreology)

  4. School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3501 Ryan Avenue, 19136, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Joseph A. Witkowski M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology)

  5. Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3501 Ryan Avenue, 19136, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Joseph A. Witkowski M.D. (Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology)

  6. University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 608 Sierra Madre Boulevard, 91108, San Marino, CA, USA

    John Thorne Crissey M.D. (Clinical Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) (Clinical Professor of Medicine (Dermatology)

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Parish, L.C., Witkowski, J.A., Crissey, J.T. (1997). Assessment and Grading. In: Parish, L.C., Witkowski, J.A., Crissey, J.T. (eds) The Decubitus Ulcer in Clinical Practice. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60509-3_4

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