Never Event Hospital Acquired Decubitus Ulcers: Unsafe Discharges in Focus
“Because Never Events are devastating and preventable, healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to eliminate them completely. The Centers for [...]
Importance of Wound Care Nurses in Decubitus Ulcer Cases
California and national malpractice attorney, states, “We are seeing cases across the country where certified wound care nurses evaluate our [...]
Tele-ICU MDs and Traditional Care Show Similar Outcomes in ICU Length of Stay
“Daily multidisciplinary rounds conducted by a board-certified intensivist through telemedicine did not reduce ICU LOS in critically ill adult patients,” [...]
Complications of Physical and Chemical Restraint in Hospitals
“Complications of restraints include documented falls, decubitus ulcers, fractures, and death," states John Ellis Agens, MD, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics. Dr. [...]
Kindred, Vibra, and Cornerstone LTACs Hit with Ineffective Care Lawsuit: Decubitus Ulcers
“We describe treatments and outcomes of hospitalized patients with decubitus ulcer-related osteomyelitis who did not undergo surgical reconstruction or coverage [...]
Select Specialty Hospital-Columbus South Hit with “Never Event” Lawsuit
“Among patients with decubitus-related osteomyelitis who did not undergo myocutaneous flapping, outcomes were generally poor regardless of treatment, and not [...]
Elder Neglect: Decubitus Ulcer Case Filed in Orange County
“Our client was admitted to Capistrano Beach Care Center for rehabilitation care following repair of a hip fracture. She was [...]
Heel Pressure Injury Case Filed in Virginia: Second Amputation and Serious Disability
“Of the 19 (48%) patients who were ambulatory prior to bilateral amputation, only 2 (11%) remained ambulatory after the second [...]
Acquired Deforming Hypertonia and Contractures: Dementia and Pressure Injuries
“Hypertonia-related contractures in the severe dementia population are significant risk factors for heel and trochanteric decubitus ulcers that lead to [...]
‘Never Event’ x 2 Filed Against Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital-St. Joseph Campus
“List of Serious Reportable Events (aka ” Never Events” ) … 4F. Any Stage III, Stage IV, and unstageable pressure [...]
Wheelchair: Means for Mobility versus Means to a Stage IV Ischial Decubitus
“The effect of comorbidities on the location showed, among those with comorbidities beyond spinal cord injury, sacral ulcers were the [...]
Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Hospitalists Hit with Decubitus Ulcer Lawsuit
“Sick patients require constant care. The risks of fatigue and burnout mandate that one person cannot and should not do [...]