This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT Pressure ulcers occur with some frequency in the elderly, debilitated population in long‐term–care facilities. Pressure ulcers cause ...

When nursing home residents return from a hospital stay, they are often developing preventable health problems, a new study finds. Researchers say heightened staffing attention on both ends just ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The daughter of a 64-year-old nursing home patient who died two years ago from complications of a “severely infected” pressure ulcer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a ...

Pressure ulcers were found to be colonized by bacteria in 76.5% of cases, leading to bloodstream infections and increased mortality rates Deep Stage 3 or Stage 4 decubitus ulcers that have been ...

While pressure ulcers are common among people with impaired mobility, a new study has found surprisingly inadequate scientific evidence on the best strategies to prevent them. While pressure ulcers ...

Future Microbiol. 2014;9(2):175-188. Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are a heterogeneous group of institutions, ranging from rehabilitation centers to clinical settings, providing healthcare to a ...

Decubitus ulcers are injuries to the skin that occur when prolonged pressure obstructs blood flow. Decubitus ulcer staging helps doctors determine the best treatment plan for these types of wounds.

Toronto –- While pressure ulcers are common among people with impaired mobility, a new study has found surprisingly inadequate scientific evidence on the best strategies to prevent them. The study, ...

Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father’s lower back as he lay in a suburban Chicago hospital bed a few weeks before his death. Her father, Willie Jackson, had grimaced as ...

The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought, according to new research. More than half the patients in the research study did not see their ulcer ...