A comparison of 3 wound measurement techniques: effects of pressure ulcer size and shape.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the levels of agreement among 3 techniques used in wound measurement comparing more spherical versus irregularly shaped wounds.

Design: The design of this study is evaluative research.

Subjects And Setting: Sixty-five consecutive patients with 80 pressure ulcers of various sizes referred from a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey, were evaluated.