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

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

“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,…

Altis Single-incison Sling Investigation: ‘Seems to Behave Differently After Implantation in Sheep’

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

Dr. Greg Vigna, national mid-urethral sling attorney states, “The author must have had some concerns regarding the stiffness of the Altis device and some perceived belief that it rolls or…

Co-occurrence of “Perinatal Stroke and Neonatal Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy”

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

“CONCLUSION: Among infants undergoing therapeutic hypothermia, perinatal arterial ischemic stroke typically occurs with concurrent hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy pattern brain injury,” states Fernando F. Gonzalez, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California…

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

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

“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…

Ineffective Care for African American Decubitus Ulcers: The Evidence is Clear

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

“Across the United States, patients are suffering hospital acquired decubitus ulcers with African Americans most at risk. Compared with Whites, rates of sepsis and death is higher for African Americans,”…

Update on Prosthetic and Orthotics for Amputation and Reconstruction: Limb Salvage

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

Dr. Greg Vigna, personal injury attorney, Board-Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, states, “This article is important because it goes directly to the important decisions related to reconstructive limb salvage…

Ineffective Care: Healing May Not be the Goal of Wound Debridement

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

“The type of debridement should align with the treatment goals when managing a patient with a serious Stage III or Stage IV decubitus ulcer. Salvageable patients who desire flap closure…

Treatment Cost for Stage III or IV Pressure Injuries Described for Reconstructive Procedures

Greg Vigna March 6, 2025 No Comments

“Clearly, this research supports the consideration of treatment phases and milestones of a complex treatment concept,” states Reto Wettstein, MD, Plastic Surgeon, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national…

Listernia Monocytogenes Multistate Outbreak: Reproduce in Refrigeration Temperatures

Greg Vigna February 27, 2025 No Comments

Raw milk and sprouts pose increasing risks of Listeria and other pathogens, contributing to outbreaks that highlight weaknesses in U.S. food supply practices 38 people hospitalized and 12 dead is…

Hernia Mesh: General Surgeons Slow to Move on From Synthetic Mesh

Greg Vigna January 21, 2025 No Comments

“Our study demonstrates that the use of P4HB mesh is both safe and effective in ventral hernia repairs,” states Dr. Daniel H. Tran, General Surgery, Texas A&M College of Medicine.…

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