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Standards, Guidelines and Regulations

Numerous professional societies and organizations have established Standards and Guidelines for many aspects of wound care assessment and treatment. Additionally, a number of government bodies regulate this field of care. A selection of these documents can be found at the following websites:


Pressure Ulcer Staging System: National Pressure Ulcer  Advisory Panel

Wagner Neuropathic Foot Ulcer Grading Scale

University of Texas Neuropathic Ulcer Grading  

The Cochrane Database 

Braden Scale  

Norton Scale   

AAWC Conceptual Framework  of Quality Systems for Wound Care

AAWC and RTF  Content-Validated Venous Ulcer Guideline   

The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care: Summary algorithm for venous ulcer care with  annotations of available evidence.   

The Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Association: Guideline for management of wounds in  patients with lower-extremity arterial disease

The Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Association: Guideline for prevention and management of  pressure ulcers

Paralyzed Veterans of America: Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment  following spinal cord injury

American Medical Directors Association: Pressure Ulcers

American Medical Directors Association: Pressure Ulcer Companion

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: Diabetic foot ulcers

Medicare Manuals   

http://www.guidelines.gov

AAWC Conceptual Framework  of Quality Systems for Wound Care   

AAWC and RTF  Content-Validated Venous Ulcer Guideline   

The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care: Summary algorithmfor venous ulcer care with  annotations of available evidence

The Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Association: Guideline for management of wounds in  patients with lower-extremity arterial disease

The Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Association: Guideline for prevention and management of  pressure ulcers

Paralyzed Veterans of America: Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment  following spinal cord injury

American Medical Directors Association: Pressure Ulcers

American Medical Directors Association: Pressure Ulcer Companion

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: Diabetic foot ulcers

Reverse Staging of Pressure Ulcers: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

Minimising pain at wound dressing-related procedures