pressure ulcer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpressureandulcer
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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ulcer
noun[C]
uk/ˈʌl.sər/us/ˈʌl.sɚ/
a break in the skin, or on the surface of an organ inside the body, that does not ...
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(Definition ofpressureandulcerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Description ofpressureulcerpain at rest and at dressing change.
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Thepressureulcerin one patient could not be classified.
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Approaches to patient and family education f orpressureulcermanagement.
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The lived experience of having apressureulcer.
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Pressureulcertreatment frequently requires that patients be hospitalized.
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Pressureulcerprevalence, incidence and associated risk factors in the community.
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In spite of intensive education during hospitalization, patients may be unaware ofpressureulcerdevelopment.
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There has been little work conducted in the economic evaluation ofpressureulcertreatment and prevention.
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Although authors have reported a threefold increase in mortality with the development of a newpressureulcer, the severity of thepressureulcerhas not correlated with an increased risk.
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In a prospective study of high-risk patients in an acute hospital setting, the development of a newpressureulcerpredicted death within one year.
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Who will develop apressureulcer?
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Apressureulceris the visible evidence of pathological changes in blood supply to the dermal and underlying tissues, usually due to compression of the tissue over a bony prominence.
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