Having considered the various meta-analyses done by the EAC, the committee preferred the meta-analysis of the 3 randomised controlled trials and concluded that any benefit provided by Mepilex Border ...

We have a resident who has admitted with heel pressure ulcers. Towels and linens fall off the bed and boots have been uncomfortable. Can you offer any ideas? I know that keeping pressure off of heels ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- All it took was a little bit of friction, the persistent rub of a bedsheet against skin, and Don Wascovich nearly spent the rest of his days in a wheelchair. It was January of 2012, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with diabetes have at least double the risk for developing hospital-acquired foot ulcers vs. those ...

An 83-year-old woman presents to the clinic for evaluation of wounds to her bilateral lower extremities. She is accompanied by her husband, daughter and caretaker. During the encounter the patient is ...

Nurses keep dependent patients safe by providing assisted pressure relief and identifying changes in medical status. If these things are not happening, then the hospital is broken.” — Greg Vigna, MD, ...