Gaylord Specialty Hospital Hit with ‘Never Event’ Pressure Injury Lawsuit
“I was the medical director of a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC), a licensure that provides a path to payment [...]
HCA Virginia Health System: Hit with Unstageable Pressure Wound ‘Never Event’ Lawsuit
“Unstageable pressure wound, decubitus ulcer, also referred to as a bedsore is a ‘Never Event’ according to the Centers for [...]
Vigna Law Group: Heel Decubitus Ulcer Case Filed in Virginia
“As a practicing rehabilitation physician in skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals, I would provide orientation to new physical therapists [...]
Decubitus Ulcers in the Elderly: Patient Selection for Surgical Cure
“Appropriate patient selection, debridement, and reconstruction with appropriate postoperative rehabilitation can be very beneficial in elderly patients," states Fatih Irmak, [...]
Wound Healing Society Guidelines: Best Evidence for Treatment of Bed Sores Described
“A pressure ulcer should be closed surgically if it does not respond to wound care and there is no other [...]
Major Complications Following Flap Surgery: Unrelated to Treatable Comorbidities
“Neither diabetes nor other treatable comorbidities were significantly associated with major complications if the treatment of these factors is included [...]
ICU Acquired Decubitus Ulcers: Prevention and Early Intervention
“Critically ill patients often have complex medical conditions that may limit their ability to be repositioned frequently, necessitating a careful [...]
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 [...]