a chronic ulcer of the skin and underlying tissues caused by prolonged pressure on the body surface of bedridden patients
Nontechnical names: bedsore, pressure sore
Examples of 'decubitus ulcer' in a sentence
decubitus ulcer
After 11 days, nafcillin was changed to piperacillin–tazobactam due to an infected decubitus ulcer.
Paul O. Lewis, Regan E. Sevinsky, Paras D. Patel, Matthew R. Krolikowski, David B.Cluck 2019, 'Vancomycin plus nafcillin salvage for the treatment of persistent methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus bacteremia following daptomycin failure: a case report and literaturereview', Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Diseasehttps://doi.org/10.1177/2049936118797404. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The size of decubitus ulcer was statistically reliable according to paraplegic duration (p < 0.05).
Donatas Samsanavičius, Kęstutis Maslauskas, Rytis Rimdeika 2006, 'Chirurginis pragulų gydymas Kauno medicinos universiteto klinikų Plastinės chirurgijosir nudegimų skyriuje 1996–2005 metais', Lietuvos Chirurgijahttp://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/2266. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These scales have been reproduced for completion of the basics on decubitus ulcer.
Karoon Agrawal, Neha Chauhan 2012, 'Pressure ulcers: Back to the basics', Indian Journal of Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2012;volume=45;issue=2;spage=244;epage=254;aulast=Agrawal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Over the last few months he has lost weight due to poor dietary intake and has developed a decubitus ulcer.
Ayesha K. Shaikh, Eric L. Hamilton, Parag Bharadwaj, Katherine T. Ward 2009, 'Revisiting the Use of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes in Patients with AdvancedDementia', Palliative Carehttp://www.la-press.com/revisiting-the-use-of-percutaneous-endoscopic-gastrostomy-tubes-in-pat-a1545. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This might result in higher chances of complications like pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, pneumonia, and decubitus ulcer.
Sancheti K, Sancheti P, Shyam A, Patil S, Dhariwal Q, Joshi R 2010, 'Primary hemiarthroplasty for unstable osteoporotic intertrochanteric fractures inthe elderly: A retrospective case series', Indian Journal of Orthopaedicshttp://www.ijoonline.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5413;year=2010;volume=44;issue=4;spage=428;epage=434;aulast=Sancheti. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)