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Definitions and guidelines for assessment of wounds and evaluation of healing.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Lazarus, GS; Cooper, DM; Knighton, DR; Margolis, DJ; Pecoraro, RE; Rodeheaver, G; Robson, MC
Published in: Arch Dermatol
April 1994

BACKGROUND: Chronic wounds represent a worldwide problem. For laboratory and clinical research to adequately address this problem, a common language needs to exist. OBSERVATION: This language should include a system of wound classification, a lexicon of wound descriptors, and a description of the processes that are likely to affect wound healing and wound healing end points. CONCLUSIONS: The report that follows defines wound, acute wound, chronic wound, healing and forms of healing, wound assessment, wound extent, wound burden, and wound severity. The utility of these definitions is demonstrated as they relate to the healing of a skin wound, but these definitions are broadly applicable to all wounds.

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Published In

Arch Dermatol

ISSN

0003-987X

Publication Date

April 1994

Volume

130

Issue

4

Start / End Page

489 / 493

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Wound Healing
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Skin
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Pressure Ulcer
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • Chronic Disease
 

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Lazarus, G. S., Cooper, D. M., Knighton, D. R., Margolis, D. J., Pecoraro, R. E., Rodeheaver, G., & Robson, M. C. (1994). Definitions and guidelines for assessment of wounds and evaluation of healing. Arch Dermatol, 130(4), 489–493.
Lazarus, G. S., D. M. Cooper, D. R. Knighton, D. J. Margolis, R. E. Pecoraro, G. Rodeheaver, and M. C. Robson. “Definitions and guidelines for assessment of wounds and evaluation of healing.Arch Dermatol 130, no. 4 (April 1994): 489–93.
Lazarus GS, Cooper DM, Knighton DR, Margolis DJ, Pecoraro RE, Rodeheaver G, et al. Definitions and guidelines for assessment of wounds and evaluation of healing. Arch Dermatol. 1994 Apr;130(4):489–93.
Lazarus, G. S., et al. “Definitions and guidelines for assessment of wounds and evaluation of healing.Arch Dermatol, vol. 130, no. 4, Apr. 1994, pp. 489–93.
Lazarus GS, Cooper DM, Knighton DR, Margolis DJ, Pecoraro RE, Rodeheaver G, Robson MC. Definitions and guidelines for assessment of wounds and evaluation of healing. Arch Dermatol. 1994 Apr;130(4):489–493.

Published In

Arch Dermatol

ISSN

0003-987X

Publication Date

April 1994

Volume

130

Issue

4

Start / End Page

489 / 493

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Wound Healing
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Skin
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Pressure Ulcer
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • Chronic Disease