Providers should educate affected patients and their families about “unavoidable” pressure ulcers using a standardized process to help fend off related litigation, two seasoned medical malpractice ...

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Some pressure ulcers are unavoidable, according to updated guidance from wound care experts. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s 2014 conference explored whether some pressure ulcers can’t be ...

While hospitals have succeeded in the last few years in reducing the incidence of most healthcare-acquired conditions tracked by the federal government there is one persistent problem: pressure ...

We must examine if a decubitus ulcer was unavoidable and if the patient received the necessary treatment and service. My opinion based on two decades of helping the injured is that these patients have ...

Pressure ulcers progress through several stages. In the early stages, they may barely break the skin. In later stages, they can involve deep wounds and carry a higher risk of complications, like ...