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 ...

The National Quality Forum Board of Directors has endorsed a quality measurement framework for preventing and managing pressure ulcers across clinical care settings. The framework is designed to ...

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, ...

Skilled nursing providers now have an additional resource when it comes to treating pressure ulcers. New clinical practice guidelines on preventing and treating pressure ulcers and injuries related to ...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) announced today the U.S. launch of Skin IQ™ Microclimate Manager (Skin IQ™ MCM) through KCI’s Therapeutic Support Systems business.

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 ...

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 ...

On 20 November, Care of Sweden, a leading medtech company, joins healthcare organisations worldwide in recognising Stop Pressure Ulcer Day, an annual global initiative led by the European Pressure ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital reported a 30 percent drop in pressure ulcers since it started an aggressive new program a year ago to improve patient comfort, improve care and ...

SEM Scanner 200 is a portable, hand-held skin assessment device. It detects an increased risk of pressure ulcers developing by identifying early pressure-induced tissue damage at the heel and sacrum.