Decubitus ulcer and pressure area
Description
decubitus ulcer: ['Decubitus ulcer is a chronic ulcer of skin where the ulcer is an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure.']
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_DECUBITANSULCERANDPRESSURE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L89, ICD-8: 70700 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L89, ICD-8: 70700 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 386 | 169 | 217 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.38 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 66.86 | 70.49 | 64.03 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 37.05 | 37.87 | 36.41 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 39.38 | 42.6 | 36.87 |