Hospital-acquired Restraint Injuries: Two ‘Never Event’ for No Good Reason
“Mechanical restraints were associated with continued, and perhaps increased, occurrence of serious fall-related injuries after controlling for other injury risk [...]
Decubitus Ulcers Reconstructive Surgery ‘Should be Performed’: Wound Healing Society
“Hospital acquired decubitus ulcer patients simply cannot be discharged to facilities that do not have the capabilities to provide reconstructive [...]
The ‘Mainstay’ Therapy for Management of Deep Pressure Injuries
“Surgical intervention using flap reconstruction is the mainstay therapy for management of pressure injuries with advanced stages,” states Dr. Shima [...]
Decubitus Ulcer Management: Post-flap Complications Increased in the Obese
"Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BMI's may be correlated with early wound status and the incidence of postoperative complications, while [...]
“Never Event” Restraint Injury with Loss of Limb: Filed in Los Angeles County
“According to the National Quality Forum (NQF), 'Never Events' are errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and [...]
Kindred, Vibra, and Cornerstone Wound Care; Flaps Availability
“Despite patients with poor baseline functional status, flap coverage for pressure ulcer patients is safe with acceptable postoperative complications. This [...]
Decubitus Ulcers: The Medical Necessity of Palliative Wound Care in Long-Term Acute Hospitals
“Medicare reimburses providers for inpatient hospitalizationonly if “a physician certifies that such services are required to be given on an [...]
Study: Ineffective Care for Pelvic Decubitus Ulcer in Focus
“The first question I think that needs to be answered by hospitals that cause a Stage IV bedsores is if [...]
Mortality Rate is ‘High’ in Bacteremia Associated with Pressure Ulcers
“Mortality rate is high, and hospital-acquired bacteremia, polymicrobial bacteremia, and serum albumin < 23 g/L are associated with increased mortality,” [...]
University of Chicago: Hit with Unsafe Discharge Lawsuit After Hospital-acquired Bedsore
“We represent the Estate of Betty Bell, deceased, who we allege was not provided the standard of care by the [...]
Ineffective Care for African American Decubitus Ulcers: The Evidence is Clear
“Across the United States, patients are suffering hospital acquired decubitus ulcers with African Americans most at risk. Compared with Whites, [...]
Ineffective Care: Healing May Not be the Goal of Wound Debridement
“The type of debridement should align with the treatment goals when managing a patient with a serious Stage III or [...]