 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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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pressure Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Schwend RM, Nguyen BT, Noe MC, Anderson JT, Jiang S. Transiliac-Shortening Osteotomy to Treat Ischial Pressure Injury due to Fixed Pelvic Obliquity: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Apr 01; 14(2).
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Sullivan CB, Puricelli MD, Smith RJ. What Is the Best Approach to Prevent Advanced-Stage Pressure Injuries After Pediatric Tracheotomy? Laryngoscope. 2021 06; 131(6):1196-1197.
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Baernholdt M, Yan G, Hinton ID, Cramer E, Dunton N. Effect of preventive care interventions on pressure ulcer rates in a national sample of rural and urban nursing units: Longitudinal associations over 4 years. Int J Nurs Stud. 2020 May; 105:103455.
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Boyle DK, Bergquist-Beringer S, Cramer E. Relationship of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Certified Nurses and Healthcare-Acquired Conditions in Acute Care Hospitals. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2017 May/Jun; 44(3):283-292.
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Boyle DK, Jayawardhana A, Burman ME, Dunton NE, Staggs VS, Bergquist-Beringer S, Gajewski BJ. A pressure ulcer and fall rate quality composite index for acute care units: A measure development study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2016 Nov; 63:73-81.
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Staggs VS, Cramer E. Reliability of Pressure Ulcer Rates: How Precisely Can We Differentiate Among Hospital Units, and Does the Standard Signal-Noise Reliability Measure Reflect This Precision? Res Nurs Health. 2016 08; 39(4):298-305.
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Waters TM, Daniels MJ, Bazzoli GJ, Perencevich E, Dunton N, Staggs VS, Potter C, Fareed N, Liu M, Shorr RI. Effect of Medicare's nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired Conditions: lessons for future policy. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Mar; 175(3):347-54.
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Choi J, Staggs VS. Comparability of nurse staffing measures in examining the relationship between RN staffing and unit-acquired pressure ulcers: a unit-level descriptive, correlational study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2014 Oct; 51(10):1344-52.
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Park SH, Boyle DK, Bergquist-Beringer S, Staggs VS, Dunton NE. Concurrent and lagged effects of registered nurse turnover and staffing on unit-acquired pressure ulcers. Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug; 49(4):1205-25.
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Choi J, Bergquist-Beringer S, Staggs VS. Linking RN workgroup job satisfaction to pressure ulcers among older adults on acute care hospital units. Res Nurs Health. 2013 Apr; 36(2):181-90.
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