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LOINC 2.82

Pressure injury stage NPUAP

Definition

  • In 2016, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) redefined the definition of a pressure ulcer, transitioning to the use "injury" instead of "ulcer". As defined by the NPUAP, a pressure injury is localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful. The injury occurs as a result of intense and/or prolonged pressure or pressure in combination with shear.

Component

  • Pressure injury stage

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • H&P.PX

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Nom

Method

  • NPUAP

Related names

  • Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.PX; Nominal; P prime; Point in time; pressure injury; Pressure ulcer; Pressure Ulcers; Random; Ulcer

Index terms

  • Finding
  • Findings
  • H+P
  • H+P.PX
  • Nominal
  • P prime
  • Point in time
  • pressure injury
  • Pressure ulcer
  • Pressure Ulcers
  • Random
  • Ulcer