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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.…

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Motor-cognitive Impairment: Hypoxic versus Non-Hypoxic

Greg Vigna January 21, 2025 No Comments

“Our findings demonstrate that, despite the manifest successes of therapeutic hypothermia, brain development is impaired in these children,” states Dr. Ela Chakkarapani, Pediatrics and Neonatology. Dr. Greg Vigna, Board Certified…

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

Greg Vigna January 21, 2025 No Comments

“Hospital-acquired decubitus ulcers require either a transfer to a hospital specializing in flap reconstruction or should remain in the hospital until surgically closed,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer…

Spinal Stimulator Device Migration with Injury: Device and Doctor

Greg Vigna January 13, 2025 No Comments

“The Food and Drug Administration has flagged over 80,000 injuries caused by spinal cord stimulator (SCS), making them the 3rd most flagged medical device,” states Dr. Wayne K. Cheng, MD,…

Central-line Associated Endocarditis: An Increasingly Common Clinical Concern

Greg Vigna January 10, 2025 No Comments

“Of particular concern is the increasing incidence of healthcare associated endocarditis, which accounts for 7% to 29% of endocarditis cases seen at tertiary care hospitals. This trend parallels the increasing…

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