Nursing homes and hospitals must be held accountable for the complications they cause. “The repercussions from criminal prosecution of nursing home personnel may eventually spread to hospitals. It is no secret that in the past decade, the number of nurses has been reduced in hospitals. This is done to maximize profits and reduce operating [...]

Grade 3/4 decubitus ulcers are not compatible with life and long-term complications caused by prolonged conservative care for these diagnoses have risks as well “There is little doubt VAC packs have some role, although ill-defined, in the management of Grade III/IV sacral decubitus ulcers. Clearly, VAC packs are currently overutilized by physicians who don’t [...]

A recent study reveals the frequency of a decubitus ulcer diagnosis has stayed the same but severity has increased and rate of surgical procedures has decreased A recent database study of hospital discharges between 2008 through 2019 reveal that the frequency of a decubitus ulcer diagnosis has essentially stayed the same, but severity increased [...]

“There must be no delay in treating malnutrition in patients with deep Grade III or Grade IV decubitus ulcers as the body needs to be in ‘positive nitrogen balance’ to build tissue and this is directly related to residual protein stores and ongoing nutritional intake” … Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney, wound [...]

Long-Term Acute Hospitals have a licensure and payment schedule that allows for the comprehensive care of patients with serious decubitus ulcers. “Any person with a hospital or nursing home acquired decubitus ulcers require skilled physicians and facilities with the scope of services to save them with myocutaneous flaps but also the scope of services [...]

Decubitus ulcer patients require absolute and reliable pressure relief that can only be provided by a bed that utilizes air-fluidized therapy. “The Clinitron bed is the only reliable surface to allow for pressure relief for patients with pressure ulcers, burns, and medically frail patients who cannot be repositioned because of pain or other medical [...]

Decubitus ulcers are rarely unavoidable and for that reason are classified as ‘Never Events’ by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services because they are preventable by basic nursing care that can be provided with adequate resource allocation at hospitals and nursing homes”, says Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney and wound care [...]

Debilitated patients with necrotic decubitus ulcers require an aggressive debridement by a plastic surgeon or general surgeon. “Debilitated patients with necrotic decubitus ulcers require an aggressive debridement by a plastic surgeon or general surgeon who intends to have the wound ready for surgical closure in the future. The standard of care is to have [...]

Residents of nursing homes that have a higher concentration of Hispanic residents are more likely to have a pressure ulcer. “Decubitus ulcers are classified as ‘Never Events’ by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services because they are preventable by basic nursing care. Mexican Americans have nearly twice the risk of being admitted to [...]