Managing multiple sclerosis May 27, 2009
Preventive measures are needed in those who have balancing difficulties as there is increased risk of falls and personal injury, as well as in bedridden MS sufferers who are at risk of decubitus ulcers, lung collapse, pneumonia, and aspiration. Surgery may be needed to address symptoms like difficulty in swallowing, limb spasticity or contractures, or severe neuropathic pain. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
MEDai Launches Patient-Specific Early Warning System for Hospitals Apr 3, 2009
Pinpoint Review generates predictions for acute-care patients, focusing on the likelihood of a patient developing a complication, like decubitus ulcers, acquiring a hospital-acquired infection or being readmitted ... After analyzing cost and quality data associated with specific CMS "never events" for several hospitals, MEDai determined that the cost avoidance for conditions like readmission and decubitus ulcers can range in the millions per hospital ... Known as "never events," these conditions... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Changing nursing Mar 21, 2009
Bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, are lesions caused by a number of factors including unrelieved pressure. The elderly and infirm are particularly vulnerable, with bony areas of the body particularly prone. (BBC News -- UK)
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)
