Krasner Diane L, Stewart Thomas P
Wound and Skin Care Consultant; email:
State University of NY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Wounds. 2015 Apr;27(4):92-4.
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.
临终皮肤变化（SCALE）伤口包括许多伴随死亡过程的潜在病因导致的伤口。这些伤口是由于每个个体独特的不可改变的内在和外在因素而出现的。本文描述了一名临终患者的案例，该患者发生了皮肤撕裂，随后恶化为符合国家压力性溃疡咨询小组不可避免压力性损伤标准的SCALE伤口。
