Table 1 Grading system for clinical wound assessment
From: Postoperative wound assessment in cattle: How reliable is the back hand palpation?
clinical wound assesment score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Swelling | none | slight (< 1/3 the periwound surface) | moderate (1/3 − 2/3 the periwound surface) | severe > 2/3 the periwound surface |
Consistency | soft | firm-rubbery | emphysematous | fluctuating |
Exudation | none | slightly odourless discharge | a great amount of odourless discharge | malodorous discharge |
Sensitivity to compression | none | slight | moderate | severe |
Palpation (skin temperature) | normal | colder or warmer in comparison to the reference area | ||