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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 May;57(5):863–870. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02245.x

Table 2.

Characteristics of APUs (N=258)*

Characteristic Number %
Stage
    2 228 88.4
    3 2 0.8
    Unstageable 28 10.9
Site
    Sacrum, posterior iliac crest 122 47.3
    Heels 50 19.4
    Ischium 31 12.0
    Spine, posterior ribs, scapula 19 7.4
    Upper leg 12 4.7
    Elbow 7 2.7
    Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges 4 1.6
    Trochanter 3 1.2
    Other 10 3.9

Notes: APU=acquired pressure ulcer

*

The 258 APUs were observed in 208 patients who had at least one APU on the first day that at least one APU was observed; 168 had one APU, 32 had two APUs, six had three APUs, and two had four APUs.