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Wounds ; 27(4): 92-4, 2015 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25855852

ABSTRACT

Skin Changes at Life's End (SCALE) wounds include wounds of many underlying etiologies that accompany the dying process. These wounds occur due to unmodifiable intrinsic and extrinsic factors unique to each individual. This article describes the case of a dying patient who sustained a skin tear that deteriorated into a SCALE wound that meets the criteria for a National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel unavoidable pressure injury.


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Buttocks/injuries , Precision Medicine/methods , Pressure Ulcer/pathology , Soft Tissue Injuries/pathology , Terminal Care/methods , Aged, 80 and over , Buttocks/pathology , Female , Humans , Skin Care/methods , Skin Physiological Phenomena , Soft Tissue Injuries/classification , Wound Healing
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