Message to Hospitalist: Stage III/IV Bedsores, Reconstructive Surgery ‘Should be Performed’
"Patients with hospital-acquired decubitus ulcers cannot be discharged to facilities that lack the capability to perform reconstructive surgery for cure, [...]
Kindred Hit in Texas with Ineffective Decubitus Ulcer Lawsuit
“Clearly, the standard of care as described by the Wound Healing Society advocates for an early two-stage surgical strategy for [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorder Risks Defined: Hypoxic Brain Injury and Genetics
“It also found that the presence of certain factors, such as paternal age and history of hypoxia/asphyxia, was associated with [...]
Length of Hospitalization for Stage III and IV Decubitus Ulcers Before and After 2015
“Today, patients who suffer hospital acquired Stage III or Stage IV pressure injuries are in the hospital 39 days less [...]
Management of Deep Tissue Injuries in Patients at Risk for Pressure Injuries
“Most commonly, deep tissue pressure injuries appear on the skin over the coccyx or sacrum, the buttocks, and the heel,” [...]
Coloplast Altis Sling: Supplemental General Causation Expert Reports Served
“We believe that no reasonable physician would choose the Altis sling when informed of what Coloplast knows about its risks," [...]
Hernia Mesh Infections: Solutions and Safer Alternative Designs
“P4HB seems to be the safer, alternative design that substantially reduces the risk of mesh infections. In high-risk patients, there [...]
JAMA Study: ‘Risk of Major Device Complications was Lower with Mid-lines’ than PICCs
“Studies that examine the benefits of superhydrophillic catheters, which reduce blood clots and blood stream infections caused by mid-lines and [...]
Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown Hit with Bedsore Wrongful Death Lawsuit
“Our client suffered a serious Stage IV pressure injury and was transferred to Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown. We allege our client [...]
Objective Findings Consistent with Hypoxic Injuries in Autism Spectrum Disorder
“Clearly, there are children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who show objective findings on advanced MRI volumetric studies that are [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Hypoxic Brain Injury Both a Cause and an Effect
“This study by University of San Francisco shows that hypoxic brain damage around the time of birth is associated with [...]
PVDF Mid-urethral Sling Options Outside the United States: Safer, Less Inflammation, Less Pain
Dr. Laila Najjari at the University Hospital Aachen, Germany wrote, “There was no difference established between the slings in the [...]