"Pressure Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An ulceration caused by prolonged pressure on the SKIN and TISSUES when one stays in one position for a long period of time, such as lying in bed. The bony areas of the body are the most frequently affected sites which become ischemic (ISCHEMIA) under sustained and constant pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D003668
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.893.665
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| Concept/Terms |
Pressure Ulcer- Pressure Ulcer
- Pressure Ulcers
- Ulcer, Pressure
- Ulcers, Pressure
- Bedsore
- Bedsores
- Pressure Sore
- Pressure Sores
- Sore, Pressure
- Sores, Pressure
- Bed Sores
- Bed Sore
- Sore, Bed
- Sores, Bed
- Decubitus Ulcer
- Decubitus Ulcers
- Ulcer, Decubitus
- Ulcers, Decubitus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pressure Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Risk Adjustment for Hospital Characteristics Reduces Unexplained Hospital Variation in Pressure Injury Risk. Nurs Res. 2018 Jul/Aug; 67(4):314-323.
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Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury: Risk-Adjusted Comparisons in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery System. Nurs Res. 2018 Jan/Feb; 67(1):16-25.
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Marginal Hospital Cost of Surgery-related Hospital-acquired Pressure Ulcers. Med Care. 2016 09; 54(9):845-51.
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Quality improvement implementation in the nursing home. Health Serv Res. 2003 Feb; 38(1 Pt 1):65-83.
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Bacteremia associated with decubitus ulcers. Arch Intern Med. 1983 Nov; 143(11):2093-5.