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, as this is an unsafe discharge. Hospitalists who authorize such discharges are exposed," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national bedsore attorney, states, “For decades, physicians [...]

2025-07-02T12:13:07-07:00June 5th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

The ‘Mainstay’ Therapy for Management of Deep Pressure Injuries

“Surgical intervention using flap reconstruction is the mainstay therapy for management of pressure injuries with advanced stages,” states Dr. Shima Bani Assad, MD, General Surgeon. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former long-term acute care hospital physician, states, “Unfortunately, patients who have suffered pressure injuries are not being referred to hospitals that provide [...]

2025-04-02T17:00:47-07:00April 2nd, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Heel Pressure Injury Case Filed in Virginia: Second Amputation and Serious Disability

“Of the 19 (48%) patients who were ambulatory prior to bilateral amputation, only 2 (11%) remained ambulatory after the second amputation, while 17 (89%) patients lost ambulatory capabilities,” states Dr. Helene Henson, M.D., Michael E. DeBakey, VA Medical Center, Houston, TX. What did Dr. Henson report in “Ambulation and independence among Veterans with nontraumatic bilateral [...]

2024-11-07T20:20:41-07:00October 28th, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments
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