Investigating Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals that are not providing effective care for patients with Stage 3 and Stage IV decubitus ulcers Deep Stage 3 or Stage 4 decubitus ulcers lead to recurrent ...

October 7, 2008 — Editor's note: Presentations regarding pressure ulcers at the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (NCGNP), held from September 25 to 27 in St. Louis, Missouri, ...

Hospitals must provide surgical flap closure for Stage III/IV bedsores to prevent severe complications, as discharging patients to nursing homes is unsafe Discharging salvageable patients to nursing ...

Local surgical expertise and health professional preferences should not be a barrier for those injured by hospitals.” — Greg Vigna, M.D., J.D. LOS ANGELES, CA ...

Many LTACHs don’t offer surgical treatment for cure, as they don’t have the expertise. The most injured need to get to LTACHs that provide flap closure and post-operative services to manage the flap.” ...