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 [...]
New Motor and/or Sensory Loss Following Spinal Surgery
“Hospitals audit compliance for obtaining a STAT MRI following spinal surgery when there is new motor and/or sensory loss at [...]
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,” [...]
Altis Single-incison Sling Investigation: ‘Seems to Behave Differently After Implantation in Sheep’
Dr. Greg Vigna, national mid-urethral sling attorney states, “The author must have had some concerns regarding the stiffness of the [...]
Co-occurrence of “Perinatal Stroke and Neonatal Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy”
“CONCLUSION: Among infants undergoing therapeutic hypothermia, perinatal arterial ischemic stroke typically occurs with concurrent hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy pattern brain injury,” states [...]
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, [...]
Update on Prosthetic and Orthotics for Amputation and Reconstruction: Limb Salvage
Dr. Greg Vigna, personal injury attorney, Board-Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, states, “This article is important because it goes [...]
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 [...]
Treatment Cost for Stage III or IV Pressure Injuries Described for Reconstructive Procedures
“Clearly, this research supports the consideration of treatment phases and milestones of a complex treatment concept," states Reto Wettstein, MD, [...]