Term Description

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.

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Pressure injury stage:Find:Pt:^Patient:Nom:NPUAP
Long Common Name
Pressure injury stage NPUAP
Short Name
Pressure injury stage NPUAP

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Pressure injury stage
    LP75416-5
    • Analyte
      Pressure injury stage
      LP75416-5
      • Component Numerator
        Pressure injury stage
        LP75416-5
        • Component Numerator Core
          Pressure injury stage
          LP75416-5
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Find
    LP6813-2
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    Nom
    LP7750-5
  • Method
    NPUAP
    LP157811-3

Normative Answer List: LL5203-6

Source: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
AnswerCodeScoreAnswer ID
Stage 1 Pressure Injury: Non-blanchable erythema of intact skinLA29668-3
Stage 2 Pressure Injury: Partial-thickness skin loss with exposed dermisLA29669-1
Stage 3 Pressure Injury: Full-thickness skin lossLA29670-9
Stage 4 Pressure Injury: Full-thickness skin and tissue lossLA29671-7
Unstageable Pressure Injury: Obscured full-thickness skin and tissue lossLA29672-5
Deep Tissue Pressure Injury: Persistent non-blanchable deep red, maroon or purple discolorationLA29673-3

Basic Attributes

Class
H&P.PX
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.65
Last Updated
Version 2.65 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
39135-9Wound assessment panel

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
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