Compared with Stage 2 pressure ulcers, doctors may need to use different wound dressings for stage 3 ulcers. Hydrogel dressings and calcium alginate dressings may help stage 3 pressure ulcers.

There is no reason that patients with Grade IV decubitus ulcers in the United States are not being offered surgery for cure when these surgeries are available in other countries.” — Greg Vigna ...

Bedsores strike many of those who are largely confined to a bed or wheelchair, and they are tough to treat. Every year, over 2.5 million Americans suffer from pressure sores, also known as bedsores or ...

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel redefined the definition of a pressure ulcer and the stages of pressure ulcers in 2007, including the original 4 stages and adding 2 stages on deep tissue ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2025 /EINPresswire / --“Today, patients who suffer hospital acquired Stage III or Stage IV pressure injuries are in the hospital 39 days less than those ...

Dublin, Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Pipeline Report including Stages of Development, Segments, Region and Countries, Regulatory Path and Key ...

The victim's son filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, arguing his father's ...

Some Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are denying coverage for seriously injured patients at LTACHs The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are denying coverage for seriously injured patients who ...

Lucy Garcia, 72, was admitted to Arbors at Oregon on Jan. 25, 2023. By July 2, 2024, she was dead and the coroner later ruled her death a homicide.

As a youngster, wound treatment is often limited to bandages and maybe stitches, with a scar being one of the worst potential ...

There is no reason that patients with Grade IV decubitus ulcers in the United States are not being offered surgery for cure when these surgeries are available in other countries.” — Greg Vigna ...