pressure ulcer
Britishnoun
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Later, Lewis inspected Nelson’s feet, scanning for the pressure ulcer that had started to form on her left heel during her stay in the hospital.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
She died at Treyburn in April 2020 from complications over what her family alleges was an infection from a golf-ball size pressure ulcer.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
Hospital doctors later diagnosed the man with sepsis and an infected pressure ulcer.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2018
He spent the last year in pain after developing a pressure ulcer and had a surgery in July.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2016
News used to adjust for missing POA information about pressure ulcer and other patient safety indicators.
From US News ● Nov. 6, 2015
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