Mid-Urethral Sling Update: Final Chapter for Polypropylene Mesh has Begun

“There is a biodegradable mesh approaching the market that is resorbed from the body over two years and replaced by collagen. Not a permanent device because it is 100% degraded and removed from the body. This and other technology should push the defective cash cow polypropylene mid-urethral slings from the market that have injured two [...]

2024-05-28T21:03:33-07:00April 3rd, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Mid-urethral Sling Update: Safer Alternative Designs Lining Up, Biodegradable Scaffold

“Safer alternative designs for the defective polypropylene mesh that was banned in transvaginal placement for pelvic organ prolapse in 2019 and causing ongoing groin pain in women who undergo mid-urethral sling placement are lining up” says Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national mid-urethral sling, malpractice attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, “PVDF has [...]

2024-05-23T22:10:07-07:00April 2nd, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Roundup Victims Need Fast-track Legal Help

“We are investigating cases of primary central nervous system lymphoma in men who have exposure to Roundup from their employment. Those with exposure to Roundup from their employment are often vocationally disabled, with no medical benefits, and require ongoing treatment for their cancer and require home care, and physical-occupational-speech therapy as they fight their disease” [...]

2024-05-23T22:04:41-07:00April 2nd, 2024|News|0 Comments

Vigna Law Group: Heel Decubitus Ulcers, a Major Health Care Concern

“These stage IV heel pressure ulcers represent a major health and economic burden and can be difficult to treat” … David C. Bosanquet, MD, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at NHS. Dr. Greg Vigna, wound care expert and national decubitus ulcer attorney states, “Stage IV Heel bedsores sores have the worst prognosis and lead to lower limb [...]

2024-05-23T21:58:43-07:00April 1st, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Call to Action for Sepsis Survivors: Reduce ICU-Hospital-Acquired Sepsis

The best way to prevent post-sepsis syndrome is to substantially reduce the number of patients who suffer from hospital-acquired sepsis. It is time for polyurethane and silicone central lines to be removed from the market with PICC lines and central lines available,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney. Dr. Yajun He explains in [...]

2024-05-18T01:00:01-07:00April 1st, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcer Management: Nutritional Interventions for Prevention and Treatment

Currently there is no clear evidence that nutritional interventions reduce the development of pressure ulcers or help them to heal,” states Gero Langer, Cochrane Library. What else did Gero Langer report in “Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (Review)” in Database of Systematic Reviews. 2014(6):CD003216. “This conclusion should not be interpreted as nutritional [...]

2024-05-17T23:42:57-07:00March 31st, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Hospital-Acquired Sepsis: Twenty Percent Caused by Central-Lines, Including PICCs

"CLABSI and non-CLABSI HOB cases are associated with significant increases in morbidity, mortality, and cost," states Dr. Kalvin C. Yu, MD, Becton, Dickinson and Company. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney shares, “Hospital acquired bloodstream infections are caused by bacteria with increased resistance to antibiotics and increased ability to cause sepsis, organ failure, [...]

2024-05-17T23:38:10-07:00March 30th, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Neurological Complications in Focus

“Patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma may present with many neurologic symptoms that may be related to direct involvement of any part of nervous system by metastases or direct invasion, consequences of neurotoxicity from treatments or as paraneoplastic involvement," states Dr. Ibrahim Labbad, Damascus University. What else did Dr. Labbad report in “Brachial Plexopathy and Horner Syndrome [...]

2024-05-17T23:32:51-07:00March 30th, 2024|News|0 Comments

Hospital Acquired Sepsis Worse than Community Acquired Sepsis: Line Sepsis in Focus

“Hospitals seeking to improve sepsis outcomes have developed different strategies for improving sepsis recognition and care in both the Emergency Department and inpatient settings,”states Dr. David Page, MD. University Alabama-Birmingham. What else did Dr. Page say in “Community-, Healthcare- and Hospital-Acquired Severe Sepsis Hospitalizations in the University Health System Consortium" published in Crit Care Med. [...]

2024-05-17T23:28:34-07:00March 29th, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

PICC Line and Central Venous Catheters: Candida Auris, an Urgent Established Threat

“The emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris has been labeled as an urgent threat by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, the World Health Organization has designated C auris as a critical priority for research and public health action … The most common severe presentation is fungemia, which may be [...]

2024-05-17T23:23:35-07:00March 28th, 2024|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments
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