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The body locations of the hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (N=887).
| Body locationa | n (%) |
| Shoulder blades | 9 (1.0) |
| Elbow | 5 (0.6) |
| Sacrum | 509 (57.4) |
| Hip | 39 (4.4) |
| Buttock | 155 (17.5) |
| Ankle | 9 (1.0) |
| Heel | 56 (6.3) |
| Others | 82 (9.2) |
| Not specified | 23 (2.6) |
aA patient might have multiple body sites of pressure ulcer.
