skin failure

Letters to the Editor

Skin Failure: A Quest for a Universal Definition

12/02/2021

The author proposed the development of a universal definition regarding skin failure. Wounds that are in fact pressure injuries are being labeled or attributed to skin failure, complicating the question of whether wounds are unavoidable

The author proposed the...

12/02/2021

Wounds

Original Research

The Pathophysiology of Skin Failure vs. Pressure Injury: Conditions That Cause Integument Destruction and Their Associated Implications

11/04/2020

Michael A. Bain , MD;

Marissa J. Carter , PhD;

Junko Hara ;

A systematic review of the literature was conducted to: (1) differentiate the types of integument injury and etiology; (2) describe the anatomic and pathophysiologic factors affecting integument failure; (3) differentiate avoidable vs....

A systematic review of the...

11/04/2020

Wounds

Original Research

Skin Failure Clinical Indicator Scale: Proposal of a Tool for Distinguishing Skin Failure From a Pressure Injury

10/02/2020

Amy Petersen ;

Richard Hill , RN, CWCN, FAACWS, MSN, APRN, FNP-C;

The Skin Failure Clinical Indicator Scale (SFCIS), a proposed tool that uses readily available variables to assist in more definitively identifying skin failure, was developed and assessed.

The Skin Failure Clinical...

10/02/2020

Wounds