Pressure ulcers may develop in any area of the body. However, areas with the most pressure are often at a higher risk. Patients admitted to nursing homes with an acute or long term illness and those ...

Q: Are there any care guidelines you can give for treating Stage I pressure ulcers, such as using a special cream for these patients? A. Pressure ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, occur among people ...

With the release of the MDS 3.0, we are no longer required to reverse (down) stage pressure ulcers, so how will we be able to prove that the pressure ulcers are getting better? The demise of reverse ...

We studied 41 patients for traumatic SCI, from Santiago, Chile, cared for in our hospital. The clinical histories were reviewed from first discharge to 1996. The patients were categorized into two ...

Pressure Ulcers: The Source of the Controversy Taking a Stand: Avoidable and Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers Dilemmas Faced By Nursing Staff Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: What's Next? References Taking a ...

During the last 10 years, several evidence-based guidelines have been published that describe a range of preventative strategies to help health professionals reduce the burden of pressure ulcers.

More than one in 10 nursing home residents had a pressure ulcer in 2004, according to newly released statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Key findings from the report show ...

A surgical intensive care unit at a university hospital decreased its pressure ulcer rate by nearly two thirds by establishing a team that turned patients every two hours, according to a study in ...

Hospital performance scores for pressure ulcer rates vary significantly, depending on whether administrative or surveillance data was used in public reporting of the measure, according to an article ...