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 [...]
FDA Altis 522 Study 3-year Data: 8% Risk of Leg Pain vs. 0.6% in Full-length Slings
“(Full-length mid-urethral slings) are associated with significant complications, including bladder perforation and vessel injuries with RMUS (retropubic slings), and postoperative [...]
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 [...]
Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Therapeutic Cooling Versus No Therapeutic Cooling
“A significant proportion (approximately 25%) of infants with mild neonatal encephalopathy have mild to moderate disability at 2 years. By [...]
Coloplast Altis Injury Lawsuit Filed: Extremity Pain in Focus
“Our client has allegedly been seriously injured from the Altis mini-sling. The data from the Coloplast Altis 522 study reveals [...]
State-of-the-Art: Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Infants Born Very Pre-term
“We demonstrated consistent associations between early cerebral palsy diagnosis and the fiber density (FD), fiber-bundle cross-section (FC), and fiber density [...]
Time for ‘Universal Cord Blood Gas Screening’ for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
“Universal cord blood gas screening with a pH threshold ≤7.10 and mandatory encephalopathy exam results in greater detection of infants [...]
Cerebral Palsy: MRI Results Conclusive in 86.4% of Children with Cerebral Palsy
“MRI results were conclusive in 86.4% of children with cerebral palsy (CP). It is highly encouraged to perform a cranial [...]
Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy: No More ‘Watchful Waiting’, Early Intervention Necessary
“Based on research evidence, the best three tools to detect a high-risk of CP before the corrected age of 5 [...]
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, [...]
Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy: Normal MRI in Many, Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Next
“In the current study, eleven patients with dyskinetic CP (47.8%) showed abnormality in the putamen, thalamus, and periventricular white matter [...]