decubitus

• Some of the most common and most serious indicators worsened, including decubitus ulcer (bed sores), sepsis, respiratory failure, deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the legs), and pulmonary embolism (potentially fatal blood clots forming in the lungs). —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
• Investigators at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg, Germany believe that a new material, based on silica gel fibers, can offer therapeutic advantages for treatments of a variety of skin wounds, particularly for patients with decubitus ulcers, diabetic skin breakdowns, or burns: —  Medgadget
• Now the hope is that such a system can be used for detection and characterization of such things as melanoma, other forms of skin CA, or decubitus ulcers. —  Medgadget
• Oct. 24, 2007 - Bed sores, pressure ulcers, decubitus ulcers - they are all the same thing - a killer that often strikes unsuspecting victims in nursing homes.
• While at the center, the 69-year-old Richards developed multiple decubitus ulcers on her hips, thighs, back, buttocks, lower extremities and feet, according to the complaint filed April 15 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. —  Madison County Record

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