EH90.5
category
Pressure ulceration, ungradable
Definition
Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss in which actual depth of the ulcer is completely obscured by slough (yellow, tan, grey, green or brown) and/or eschar (tan, brown or black) in the wound bed. Until enough slough and/or eschar are removed to expose the base of the wound, it is not possible to determine whether the ulcer is grade 3 or grade 4.
Inclusions
- pressure injury with depth unknown
Also indexed as
Pressure ulceration, ungradablePressure ulceration, ungradable of headPressure ulceration, ungradable of heelPressure ulceration, ungradable of hipPressure ulceration, ungradable of ischiumPressure ulceration, ungradable of lower backPressure ulceration, ungradable of lower limbPressure ulceration, ungradable of toePressure ulceration, ungradable of trochanterPressure ulceration, ungradable of upper backPressure ulceration, ungradable of upper limbpressure injury with depth unknownpressure ulcer with at least full thickness skin loss but true depth not knownstage unknown decubitus ulcer