Decubitus ulcer and pressure area

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.']

Endpoint definition

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Name L12_DECUBITANSULCERANDPRESSURE
Long name Decubitus ulcer and pressure area
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
Latin name Ulcus decubitale

Summary Statistics

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Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 663 271 392
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.31 0.22 0.42
Mean age at first event (years) 65.18 66.26 64.42
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 32.58 32.47 32.65

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 38.31 38.01 38.52

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Decubitus ulcer and pressure area

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