Decubitus Ulcer Archives - Vigna Law Group

Hospital-acquired Restraint Injuries: Two ‘Never Event’ for No Good Reason

“Mechanical restraints were associated with continued, and perhaps increased, occurrence of serious fall-related injuries after controlling for other injury risk factors,” states Dr. Mary Tinnetti, MD. Read Dr. Tinnetti’s article “Mechanical Restraint Use and Fall-related Injuries among Residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities”, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, 1992; 116: 369-374. Dr. Greg Vigna, malpractice [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-04-02T17:25:02-07:00April 2nd, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcers Reconstructive Surgery ‘Should be Performed’: Wound Healing Society

“Hospital acquired decubitus ulcer patients simply cannot be discharged to facilities that do not have the capabilities to provide reconstructive surgeries for cure. That is not a safe discharge,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. What does the WHS Guidelines 2023 update report? “Preamble: Surgical treatment of pressure injury/ulcers is often [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-04-02T17:19:51-07:00April 2nd, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

The ‘Mainstay’ Therapy for Management of Deep Pressure Injuries

“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. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former long-term acute care hospital physician, states, “Unfortunately, patients who have suffered pressure injuries are not being referred to hospitals that provide [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-04-02T17:00:47-07:00April 2nd, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcer Management: Post-flap Complications Increased in the Obese

"Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BMI's may be correlated with early wound status and the incidence of postoperative complications, while it may not be correlated with osteomyelitis status,” states Dr. Stuti Garg, Plastic Surgeon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former long-term acute care hospital physician, states, [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T14:37:22-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

“Never Event” Restraint Injury with Loss of Limb: Filed in Los Angeles County

“According to the National Quality Forum (NQF), 'Never Events' are errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients, and indicate a real problem in the safety and credibility of a health care facility,” according to CMS Newsroom. Read about Never Events: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/eliminating-serious-preventable-and-costly-medical-errors-never-events Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T14:26:36-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Kindred, Vibra, and Cornerstone Wound Care; Flaps Availability

“Despite patients with poor baseline functional status, flap coverage for pressure ulcer patients is safe with acceptable postoperative complications. This type of treatment should be considered for properly selected patients,” states Dr. Bao Ngoc N. Tran, MD, Division of Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former Long-term Acute [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T13:52:35-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcers: The Medical Necessity of Palliative Wound Care in Long-Term Acute Hospitals

“Medicare reimburses providers for inpatient hospitalizationonly if “a physician certifies that such services are required to be given on an inpatient basis for such individual’s medical treatment, or that inpatient diagnostic study is medically required and such services are necessary for such purpose[.],” according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 42 U.S.C. § 1395f(a)(3). [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T13:08:55-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Study: Ineffective Care for Pelvic Decubitus Ulcer in Focus

“The first question I think that needs to be answered by hospitals that cause a Stage IV bedsores is if there is a plastic surgeon on staff that can fix the problem,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, malpractice attorney, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. What does the study by Dr. Damioli say about Stage IV [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T13:04:10-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Mortality Rate is ‘High’ in Bacteremia Associated with Pressure Ulcers

“Mortality rate is high, and hospital-acquired bacteremia, polymicrobial bacteremia, and serum albumin < 23 g/L are associated with increased mortality,” states Dr. Elena Espejo, Complex Wounds Working Group. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney explains, “Every hospital that discharges patients with a Stage IV decubitus ulcers, with or without osteomylitis, risks a bloodstream [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T12:50:40-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

University of Chicago: Hit with Unsafe Discharge Lawsuit After Hospital-acquired Bedsore

“We represent the Estate of Betty Bell, deceased, who we allege was not provided the standard of care by the University of Chicago for a severe hospital-acquired pressure injury to her sacrum. We expect hospitals to take care of serious bedsores in-house, as discharging the injured to nursing homes is unsafe and not supported by [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T11:48:07-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments