Pressure injury stage NPUAP 91150-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 91150-3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Pressure injury stage NPUAP | ||
| 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. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Pressure injury stage | ||
| property | Find = Finding | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | ^Patient | ||
| scale | Nom = Nominal: Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody. | ||
| method | NPUAP | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Pressure injury stage NPUAP | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | H&P.PX | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| order vs. observation | Both | ||
Associated Observations | |||
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations. | |||
History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.65 | ||
| last change type | ADD - added | ||
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