"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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| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pressure Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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A Unique Case of Intrauterine Pressure Injury. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2023 Dec 01; 36(12):667-671.
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Under Pressure: Shedding Light on the Issue of Pediatric Pressure Injury Treatment. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2023 07 01; 36(7):344-345.
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Surgical Reconstruction of Stage 3 and 4 Pressure Injuries: A Literature Review and Proposed Algorithm from an Interprofessional Working Group. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2023 May 01; 36(5):249-258.
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Pressure Injury Data Reconciliation in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 11; 104(11):1833-1839.
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Congress Takes a Positive Swing at an Unsung Public Health Crisis: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Veterans Affairs Facilities. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2023 03 01; 36(3):123-124.
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Overall Survival among Patients with Cancer and Pressure Injury and Its Association with Braden Scale Score. J Palliat Med. 2022 08; 25(8):1254-1257.
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Effectiveness of a multi-layer silicone-adhesive polyurethane foam dressing as prevention for sacral pressure ulcers in at-risk in-patients: Randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022 Mar; 127:104172.
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Full-Thickness Facial Pressure Injury and Buried Dentition from Prone Positioning in a Patient with COVID-19. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021 Aug 01; 34(8):1-3.
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Predicting pressure injury using nursing assessment phenotypes and machine learning methods. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 03 18; 28(4):759-765.
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Angiosomal Vascular Occlusions, Deep-Tissue Pressure Injuries, and Competing Theories: A Case Report. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021 Mar 01; 34(3):157-164.