Study Reports Bloodstream Infections for Intestinal Failure Comparing PICC Versus Hickman Lines

“When you do the math on the study population suffering from intestinal failure; 20% of patients who received a Hickman catheter developed a central-line infection and 18% of those who received a PICC line developed a central-line infection. Polyurethane and silicone PICCs and polyurethane were used for the Hickman lines. Both materials are defective” … Greg [...]

2024-06-21T15:48:00-07:00May 20th, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcer Management: The Modified “Basel Decubitus Concept” (Part 2)

“The standard of care for management of deep Stage III and Stage IV decubitus ulcers includes the plastic surgery component. These are serious injuries and outcomes are bad without access to myocutaneous flaps” … Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr Anke Scheel-Sailer, MD, Spinal Cord Medicine, Swiss [...]

2024-06-21T15:43:28-07:00May 17th, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcer Management: The Modified “Basel Decubitus Concept” (Part 1)

“The standard of care for management of deep Stage III and Stage IV decubitus ulcers includes the plastic surgery component. These are serious injuries and outcomes are bad without access to myocutaneous flaps” … Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Anke Scheel-Sailer, MD, Spinal Cord Medicine, Swiss [...]

2024-06-21T15:37:35-07:00May 17th, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Quality of Life After Sepsis Reportedly Resulting in Multiple Amputations

“Study proves that quadri-amputee patient can regain a fully acceptable functional and quality of life being monitored in a specialized health center with a multidisciplinary health professional to help him” … Dr. Charlotte Gorney, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. What else did Dr. Gorney report in “Epidemiological Data, Functional Outcome, and Quality of Life of Patients [...]

2024-06-21T15:26:59-07:00May 14th, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

PICC Line and Central Venous Catheters Fungemia: Management Strategies

“Central venous caterers should be removed as early as possible. It should never be assumed that removal of a catheter alone is adequate therapy in fungal BSIs” … Dr. Etienne Meriglier, Internal Medicine. What did Dr. Meriglier report in his article “Visceral localizations and mortality in catheter-Associated fungemia” in Research Square DOI? https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2251761/v1 “Fifty-two patients (36%) [...]

2024-06-21T15:20:49-07:00May 7th, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcer Management: Failed Reconstruction

“A systematic review revealed recurrence and complication rates of 8.9 and 18.6% in musculocutaneous, fasciocutaneous and perforator-based flaps for treatment of pressure sores.” … Bahram Biglari, MD, Ph.D. What did Dr. Biglari report in “A retrospective study on flap complications after pressure ulcer surgery in spinal cord-injured patients”, published in the Spinal Cord (2014) 52, [...]

2024-06-21T15:15:16-07:00May 7th, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Two Paths for Serious Bedsores: Palliative Wound Care Versus Surgical Reconstruction for Cure

“The true meaning of living and dying with a palliative wound must be understood to align care with patient and family needs … This definition also includes people who are vulnerable and have impaired quality of life”… Duygu Sezgin, MSc, PhD. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, states “Dr. Sezgin's statement of palliative [...]

2024-06-21T15:09:02-07:00May 6th, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Hospital Acquired Sepsis: High Morbidity and Mortality But is Not Routinely Tracked

“Routine Hospital Onset-Acquired Sepsis Event surveillance could complement current Hospital Acquired Infections measures, improve the efficiency and objectivity of surveillance, and provide a broader window into serious nosocomial infections” states Dr. Brady Page, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. What else did Dr. Brady Page report in “Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Infections: Hospital-Onset Adult Sepsis Events [...]

2024-06-20T20:07:02-07:00April 16th, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

Altis Single-Incision Sling: Explaining Dyspareunia is Short and Stiff

Dr. Greg Vigna, national mid-urethral sling attorney states, “The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), “Single-Incision Mini-Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women,” there remain unanswered questions regarding which single incision mini-sling, the Coloplast Altis or the Bard Adjust, was more responsible for the 2.5x greater risk of dyspareunia in the mini-sling group when compared [...]

2024-06-20T19:44:37-07:00April 16th, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Inguinal Hernia Mesh Pain: Selective or Triple Neurectomy With or Without Mesh Removal

“The use of surgical triple neurectomy seems effective and helpful in a high percentage of patients with chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP)” states Professor Frederik Berrevoet, MD, Ph.D., Department of General Surgery, University Hospital in Ghent. What else did Dr. Berrevoet report in her article, “Surgical Treatment for Chronic Pain after Inguinal Hernia Repair: A [...]

2024-06-20T19:39:37-07:00April 15th, 2024|Hernia Mesh, News|0 Comments
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