"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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1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 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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Staying Pressure Injury Free: The Role of Modifiable Behaviors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 11; 103(11):2138-2144.
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Health factors and spinal cord injury: a prospective study of risk of cause-specific mortality. Spinal Cord. 2019 Jul; 57(7):594-602.
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Concentration of Costs Among High Utilizers of Health Care Services Over the First 10 Years After Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: A Population-based Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 05; 100(5):938-944.
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WOCN Society Position Paper: Avoidable Versus Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers/Injuries. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2017 Sep/Oct; 44(5):458-468.
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Pain Intensity, Interference, and Medication Use After Spinal Cord Injury: Association With Risk of Mortality After Controlling for Socioeconomic and Other Health Factors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 12; 98(12):2464-2470.
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Latent Structural Analysis of Health Outcomes in People Living With Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 12; 98(12):2457-2463.
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A latent structural equation model of risk behaviors and pressure ulcer outcomes among people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2017 Jun; 55(6):553-558.
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Feasibility, acceptability, and tolerability of RGN107 in the palliative wound care management of chronic wound symptoms. J Wound Care. 2017 Jan 02; 26(Sup1):S25-S34.
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A latent structural equation model of protective behaviors and pressure ulcer outcomes among people living with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2017 Feb; 55(2):135-140.
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The association between metabolic syndrome and pressure ulcers among individuals living with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2016 Nov; 54(11):967-972.