How would you stage this pressure ulcer is and why?



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Permalink Reply by Jocylin angel bsn rn on April 27, 2011 at 7:04am
unstangeable you dont know whats inside it
Permalink Reply by Veronica Morales on May 12, 2011 at 3:18pm
This wound is unstageable until necrotic tissue is removed.  It probably had deep tissue distruction, but unable to tell until debrided.
Permalink Reply by Valerie Weart, RN, WCC on May 12, 2011 at 4:25pm
Unstageable as all have stated above.  I would posit that this began as a suspected deep tissue injury based on the purple/maroon margins....
Permalink Reply by Leticia Magana on March 21, 2012 at 2:30am

this is unsteageable due to eschar covering wound bed.

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