The Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers is now available as a downloadable iBook. This popular bedside resource tool is used by thousands of providers nationwide. The Pocket Guide iBook provides instant ...
The treatment of COVID-19 patients in intensive care places great demands on healthcare professionals and on the care given. New global guidelines for preventing pressure ulcers and other ...
A free guide to preventing hospital-acquired pressure ulcers is available from the Health Research and Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association. Cynosure Health developed ...
Reviewed by Deepthi Sathyajith, M.Pharm. A pressure ulcer, otherwise known as a common ‘bedsore’, is a skin tissue injury caused by repeated pressure or friction. These injuries can usually be ...
Implementing an evidence-based bundle procedure for hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevention led to a significant reduction in postoperative pressure ulcers that was sustained for more than a year, ...
Why: Pressure ulcers are serious problems that occur frequently in hospitalized, community-dwelling and nursing home older adults, accounting for 3-11% in acute facilities, and 24% in long-term ...
Pressure ulcers progress through several stages. In the early stages, they may barely break the skin. In later stages, they can involve deep wounds and carry a higher risk of complications, like ...
Chart-based surveillance reviews indicate that the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) declined 23 percent during 2010–14, equating to an estimated savings of $1 billion during that ...
Pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin or the soft tissue under the skin. Healthcare professionals also call them “bedsores” and “decubitus ulcers.” They occur with long lasting pressure on a ...
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