Q: Is there data indicating higher prevalence of in-house acquired pressure ulcers in nursing facilities compared to hospitals? A: Although popular perception may seem to indicate otherwise, current ...
An intervention involving education and audits nearly eliminated hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, according to a study in Critical Care Nurse. Researchers evaluated the effect of the Healthy Skin ...
A surgical intensive care unit at a university hospital decreased its pressure ulcer rate by nearly two thirds by establishing a team that turned patients every two hours, according to a study in ...
HOLLAND, MI — Holland Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 2, announced the expansion of its wound healing and hyperbaric medicine program, giving West Michigan patients access to advanced treatment for chronic ...
Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine along with scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Berlin, Germany, provides first evidence ...
Patients with hospital-acquired Stage IV bedsores require acute hospitalization and early surgical debridement, clinitron beds, medical optimization, wound preparation, and reconstructive surgery.” — ...