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Abstract
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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- Bed Sores
- Bedsore
- Decubitus Sore
- Decubitus Ulcer
- Pressure Injury
- Pressure Sore
- Bed Sore
- Bedsores
- Decubitus Sores
- Decubitus Ulcers
- Injury, Pressure
- Pressure Injuries
- Pressure Sores
- Pressure Ulcers
- Sore, Bed
- Sore, Decubitus
- Sore, Pressure
- Ulcer, Decubitus
- Ulcer, Pressure
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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pressure injury resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin and tissues is indexed here
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History Note
2006 (1963)
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WR 598
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pressure Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003668. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003668
- Pressure Ulcer. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_ulcer
- Pressure Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308978