Management of Pressure Ulcers May 17, 2008
Pressure ulcers, also called pressure sores, bedsores, and decubitus ulcers, are a frequent problem for immobile patients, especially the elderly. They are a common issue in hospitals and nursing homes. (Suite101.com)
Kingfisher Healthcare (KFH) Achieves World Class Quality Platform Sep 4, 2007
It utilizes a technology platform called BEST (Bio-Electric Stimulation Therapy), from which several products are developed to alleviate specific symptoms associated with chronic conditions, including chronic fatigue in post polio syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and others, and the healing of chronic wounds such as leg ulcers, decubitus ulcers, and others. The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the world's leading standards and quality services organisation. (PR Newswire)
Diabetes Increases Hospital Complications for Trauma Patients Jul 18, 2007
Decubitus ulcers and sepsis were more than twice as likely to occur in the patients with diabetes. In addition, single and multiple pulmonary complications and cardiovascular complications were more common among diabetic patients, with the most common being major arrhythmia. (MedPage Today)
Ten months later: Disabled survivors seek means of living Mar 9, 2007
Unable to move his body for months, Sukito also suffers from decubitus ulcers -- severe sores caused by heat and pressure -- on his back and both sides of his hips. "The sores are getting much better now," said the father of two, who has been trying very hard at his physical therapy sessions so as to be capable of standing on his own two feet. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Big issues from a small child Jan 11, 2007
In that it lowers the risk of decubitus ulcers, transfer injuries and sexual objectification gives it high ratings in my book. Posted by: Doug McGee. (Nature News Service)
Livestock Roundup Sep 8, 2006
The use of emu oil as a carrier for antibiotics may offer diabetic patients and attending physicians aid in the battle to promote healing and find ways to lessen the extent of the prolonged and painful traditional treatments usually involved in the treatment of decubitus ulcers. Electronic Tags On Wool Bales. (Agri-View, WI)
Raleigh company agrees to settle fraud case May 16, 2006
According to the U.S. attorneys office, Group II instructed its employees to falsify forms to indicate patients had multiple Stage II decubitus ulcers on their trunk or pelvis, and were qualified for a special mattress when they were not. Miller said that a civil complaint was still pending against Charles Gwinn, who owned Group II between 1997 and June 2003. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
U.S. Hospital Medical Errors Keep Rising Apr 5, 2006
The most common safety incidents were decubitus ulcers (bedsores), post-operative sepsis (a bacterial bloodstream infection), and failure to rescue. "Failure to rescue is the inability to save a hospitalized patient's life when that patient has acquired in the hospital a complication, such as when a patient admitted for a total knee replacement develops pneumonia and dies," Collier said. (MEDLINEplus)
Clinical Trial Shows 96% Improvement in Pressure Ulcer Healing Among Nursing Home Residents Mar 11, 2006
(Advanced Wound Care; National Symposium on the Care, Treatment and Prevention of Decubitus Ulcers) * 8% of all deaths in nursing homes are attributed to pressure ulcers (J Chronic Disease) * 70% occur in people 70 years and older (Lancet) * A resident at risk can develop a pressure ulcer within 2-6 hours of the onset of pressure Litigation * More than 17,000 lawsuits are related to pressure ulcers annually, the second most common claim after wrongful death and greater than falls or emotional... (PR Newswire)
