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Vigna Law Group: ‘Never Event’ Retained Sponge Case Filed in Las Vegas

Greg Vigna July 10, 2025 No Comments

“List of Serious Reportable Events (aka…” Never Events”)… 1D. Unintended retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery or other invasive procedure (updated). Applicable in: hospitals, outpatient/office-based surgery…

Select Specialty Hospital-Columbus Ohio Hit with ‘Never Event’ Bedsore Lawsuit

Greg Vigna June 16, 2025 No Comments

“Historically, long-term acute care hospitals have been a safe place for patients with serious Stage IV bedsores to receive reconstructive surgery for cure. We allege that this Ohio Select Specialty…

Myocutaneous Flap Surgery for Deep Stage III and Stage IV Bedsores is the Standard of Care

Greg Vigna June 14, 2025 No Comments

“Surgical intervention using flap reconstruction is the mainstay therapy for management of pressure injuries with advanced stages,” states Dr. Shima Bani Assad, MD, General Surgeon. Read Dr. Assad’s article: “Various…

Myocutaneous Flap Surgery for Deep Stage III and Stage IV Bedsores is the Standard of Care

Greg Vigna June 6, 2025 No Comments

“Surgical intervention using flap reconstruction is the mainstay therapy for management of pressure injuries with advanced stages,” states Dr. Shima Bani Assad, MD, General Surgeon. Read Dr. Assad’s article: “Various…

Message to Hospitalist: Stage III/IV Bedsores, Reconstructive Surgery ‘Should be Performed’

Greg Vigna June 5, 2025 No Comments

“Patients with hospital-acquired decubitus ulcers cannot be discharged to facilities that lack the capability to perform reconstructive surgery for cure, as this is an unsafe discharge. Hospitalists who authorize such…

Kindred Hit in Texas with Ineffective Decubitus Ulcer Lawsuit

Greg Vigna June 4, 2025 No Comments

“Clearly, the standard of care as described by the Wound Healing Society advocates for an early two-stage surgical strategy for patients suffering Stage IV hospital-acquired pressure injuries. First, timely debridement…

Length of Hospitalization for Stage III and IV Decubitus Ulcers Before and After 2015

Greg Vigna June 2, 2025 No Comments

“Today, patients who suffer hospital acquired Stage III or Stage IV pressure injuries are in the hospital 39 days less than those who suffered these injuries before 2015,” states Greg Vigna,…

Management of Deep Tissue Injuries in Patients at Risk for Pressure Injuries

Greg Vigna May 19, 2025 No Comments

“Most commonly, deep tissue pressure injuries appear on the skin over the coccyx or sacrum, the buttocks, and the heel,” states Ave Preston, RN, CWOCN, University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Greg…

Management of Deep Tissue Injuries in Patients at Risk for Pressure Injuries

Greg Vigna May 19, 2025 No Comments

“Most commonly, deep tissue pressure injuries appear on the skin over the coccyx or sacrum, the buttocks, and the heel,” states Ave Preston, RN, CWOCN, University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Greg…

Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown Hit with Bedsore Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Greg Vigna May 19, 2025 No Comments

“Our client suffered a serious Stage IV pressure injury and was transferred to Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown. We allege our client was then not provided effective care and lost an opportunity…

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Vigna Law Group: ‘Never Event’ Retained Sponge Case Filed in Las Vegas

Select Specialty Hospital-Columbus Ohio Hit with ‘Never Event’ Bedsore Lawsuit

Myocutaneous Flap Surgery for Deep Stage III and Stage IV Bedsores is the Standard of Care

Myocutaneous Flap Surgery for Deep Stage III and Stage IV Bedsores is the Standard of Care

Message to Hospitalist: Stage III/IV Bedsores, Reconstructive Surgery ‘Should be Performed’

Kindred Hit in Texas with Ineffective Decubitus Ulcer Lawsuit

Length of Hospitalization for Stage III and IV Decubitus Ulcers Before and After 2015

Management of Deep Tissue Injuries in Patients at Risk for Pressure Injuries

Management of Deep Tissue Injuries in Patients at Risk for Pressure Injuries

Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown Hit with Bedsore Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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