Patients with hospital-acquired Stage IV bedsores require acute hospitalization and early surgical debridement, clinitron beds, medical optimization, wound preparation, and reconstructive surgery.” — ...
Description of case: This negligence case involves the defendant skilled nursing facility’s failure to properly offload pressure, leading to multiple pressure injuries and death. The 84-year-old ...
A Kentucky woman admitted into a nursing home for "short-term" rehabilitation following an ankle fracture ended up having to get her left leg amputated below the knee after staffers "failed to follow ...
Description of case: This case involves the defendant assisted living facility’s failure to properly offload pressure, leading to multiple pressure ulcers and the death of the plaintiff’s 84-year-old ...
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Maltepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye 2 Department of Palliative Medicine, Maltepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye Background: Pressure ulcers (PUs) ...
More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...
New peer-reviewed study shows significant real-world improvement in pressure-ulcer healing with advanced cellular, acellular, and matrix-like products compared to standard care. MISSOULA, MT / ACCESS ...