Table 5 PEDIS classification grades of infection
From: Characteristics of non-diabetic foot ulcers in Western Sydney, Australia
Grades of infection | Total participants (N = 202) |
|---|---|
Grade 1 No symptoms or signs | 124 (61.1 %) |
Grade 2 Inflammation of skin/subcutaneous tissues only | 44 (21.7 %) |
Grade 3 Extensive erythema deeper (>2 cm) than skin/subcutaneous tissues | 24 (11.8 %) |
Grade 4 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome | 2 (1.0 %) |
Missing data | 9 (4.4 %) |