Pressure ulceration grade 4

Description

Pressure ulcer with visible or directly palpable muscle, tendon or bone as a result of full thickness loss of skin and subcutaneous tissue. Slough or eschar may be present. The depth varies by anatomical location: grade IV pressure ulcers can be shallow in areas with little or no subcutaneous fat (e.g. bridge of the nose, ear, occiput and malleolus) but are typically deep and often undermine or tunnel into adjacent structures.

Index terms

Pressure ulceration grade 4
bedsore stage IV
pressure injury stage 4

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pressure injury stage 4 with full thickness tissue loss
pressure ulcer category 4
pressure ulcer with full thickness skin and subcutaneous tissue loss with exposure of deep tissues
stage 4 decubitus ulcer
stage 4 pressure ulcer
stage IV pressure injury
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of head
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of head
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of upper limb
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of upper limb
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of spinous processes
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of spinous processes
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of iliac crest
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of iliac crest
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of sacrum
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of sacrum
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of ischium
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of ischium
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of lower limb
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of other sites of lower limb
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of trochanter
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of trochanter
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of heel
stage 4 decubitus ulcer of heel
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of toe
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of upper back
Pressure ulceration grade 4 of lower back

Inclusions

pressure injury stage 4 with full thickness tissue loss

Exclusions from above levels

GA15.1 – decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri)

Sibling codes

EH90.0 – Pressure ulceration grade 1
EH90.1 – Pressure ulceration grade 2
EH90.2 – Pressure ulceration grade 3
EH90.4 – Suspected deep pressure-induced tissue damage, depth unknown
EH90.5 – Pressure ulceration, ungradable
EH90.Z – Pressure ulcer of unspecified grade

Foundation entity

Pressure ulceration grade 4 – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1644926300

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: EH90: Pressure ulceration › 14: Diseases of the skin