 Pressure Ulcer
"Pressure Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pressure Ulcer" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Narang J, Jatana S, Ponti AK, Musich R, Gallop J, Wei AH, Seck S, Johnson J, Kokoczka L, Nowacki AS, McBride JD, Mireles-Cabodevila E, Gordon S, Cooper K, Fernandez AP, McDonald C. Abnormal thrombosis and neutrophil activation increase hospital-acquired sacral pressure injuries and morbidity in COVID-19 patients. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1031336.
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Mancino AT, Acott A, Brinegar KP. Injection of cryopreserved amniotic membrane and umbilical cord particulate for pressure injuries: a retrospective case series. Wounds. 2022 09; 34(9):E85-E90.
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Luton A, Hernandez J, Patterson CR, Nielsen-Farrell J, Thompson A, Kaiser JR. Preventing Pressure Injuries in Neonates Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: An Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project. Adv Neonatal Care. 2017 Aug; 17(4):237-244.
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Goudie A, Dynan L, Brady PW, Fieldston E, Brilli RJ, Walsh KE. Costs of Venous Thromboembolism, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection, and Pressure Ulcer. Pediatrics. 2015 Sep; 136(3):432-9.
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Gardiner JC, Reed PL, Bonner JD, Haggerty DK, Hale DG. Incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers - a population-based cohort study. Int Wound J. 2016 Oct; 13(5):809-20.
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