| Descriptor English: | Pressure Ulcer | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Úlcera por Presión
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Úlcera por Pressão | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Escarre | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Bed Sore Bed Sores Bedsore Bedsores Decubitus Sore Decubitus Ulcer Decubitus Ulcers Pressure Injury Pressure Sore Pressure Sores Pressure Ulcers Sore, Bed Sore, Pressure Sores, Bed Sores, Pressure Ulcer, Decubitus Ulcer, Pressure Ulcers, Decubitus Ulcers, Pressure |
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| Tree number(s): |
C17.800.893.665 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003668 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | pressure injury resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin and tissues is indexed here |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2006; see DECUBITUS ULCER 1963-2005 |
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| History Note: | 2006 (1963) |
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| DeCS ID: | 3681 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003668 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WR 598 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2006/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Pressure Ulcer
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| Concept UI |
M0005739 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Pressure Ulcer |
| Entry term(s) |
Bed Sore Bed Sores Bedsore Bedsores Decubitus Sore Decubitus Ulcer Decubitus Ulcers Pressure Injury Pressure Sore Pressure Sores Pressure Ulcers Sore, Bed Sore, Pressure Sores, Bed Sores, Pressure Ulcer, Decubitus Ulcer, Pressure Ulcers, Decubitus Ulcers, Pressure |
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