Use Case(s)
<add link to use case(s) if there are any>A pressure injury is defined as "Localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue, usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. The injury occurs as a result of intense and/or prolonged pressure, or pressure in combination with shear." This reference set is used to document the bony prominence device associated with the pressure injury.
Artifact
Pressure ulcer association refset
Purpose of Refset
<describe in words what the refset will be used for>This reference set contains bony prominences (such as sacrum) and medical devices (such as wheel chair) which may contribute to the cause of a pressure injury.
Examples of what to include
<Provide examples of content that would be included in this refset>Skin structures over bony prominences and devices upon or pressing on the skin.
Examples of what to exclude
<Provide examples of content that should not be in this refset>The bone.
Zero or one OR Zero or more
<Is there no more than one value from the refset that can be selected? or Are there more than one? e.g. ethnicity>Zero or more
Editorial Guidelines
<Describe any Editorial Guidelines that are needed for this refset
e.g. concept should not indicate presence or absence just describe the phenomena that is being measured>
Similar Refsets
<List similar existing refsets and either explain why they are different or consider consolidation and/or VSAC value sets>Concepts within this reference set should be children of 123037004 |Body structure (body structure)| or 260787004 |Physical object (physical object)|.
Similar Refsets
There are many device type reference sets (such as heart rate measurement device) that contain devices used for measurements. However, this reference set contains devices that may have caused a finding.
Associated Clinical Quality Measures
<Identify if this refset will be associated with any clinical quality measures>There are many clinical quality measures regarding wound assessment but I couldn't find any that specific ask for this pressure ulcer association reference set.