Study: “In-house Pressure Ulcers as a Reservoir of Multidrug-resistant Organisms”
“The ulcers were considered to be the probable source of bacteraemia in 53% of the episodes," states I. A. Braga. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
Rehabilitation of Patients with Stage IV Pelvic Decubitus Ulcers
“Providing rehabilitation in patients with stage IV decubitus ulcers on the coccyx, ischium, or sacrum is at best difficult or futile at [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Medicare Beneficiaries with Stage 3 and Stage 4 Decubitus Ulcers
“Inappropriate transfers (to Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACHs) most commonly were for wound care (28%), intravenous medication infusions (28%)” says [...]
Stage 3 and Stage 4 Decubitus Ulcers: Conservative Management is Ineffective
“Conservative management is ineffective for stage III or IV pressure sores, and plastic surgery to create flap coverage of the [...]
Damage Control Surgery: Putting the Name on the Standard of Care for Sacral Decubitus Ulcers
“When deep decubitus wounds are not repaired in a timely manner, patients are at higher risk of developing sepsis, which [...]
Ineffective Decubitus Ulcer Care: Grim Prognosis for Those with Stage III and IV Decubitus Ulcers
“Hospitalized patients with decubitus ulcer-related osteomyelitis who did not undergo surgical reconstruction or coverage … 44% patients were readmitted due [...]
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” … [...]
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,” [...]