Never events are conditions that CMS states should not develop, and for which they will not pay. Perhaps the greater potential impact upon hospitals, though, may be improved treatment resulting from ...

Investigating Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals that are not providing effective care for patients with Stage 3 and Stage IV decubitus ulcers Deep Stage 3 or Stage 4 decubitus ulcers lead to recurrent ...

Patients with deep Stage 3 and Stage 4 decubitus ulcers have a narrow window of time where they can be operatively cured, otherwise, they are at substantial risk of sepsis and malnutrition.” — Greg ...

Hospitals must provide surgical flap closure for Stage III/IV bedsores to prevent severe complications, as discharging patients to nursing homes is unsafe Discharging salvageable patients to nursing ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- We describe treatments and outcomes of hospitalized patients with decubitus ulcer-related ...

Study finds a 21% complication rate in flap surgeries for pressure sores; reliable care, including flap closure, is crucial for deep ulcers. The standard of care for Stage 3 and IV decubitus ulcers ...

Patients with serious bedsores need to be referred to LTACs who offer plastic surgery options, otherwise they are at significant risk of death and osteomyelitis The standard of care for management of ...