Evaluating Your Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan A problem-solving worksheet for people with spinal cord injury and their health care providers was developed by the Secondary Complications and Aging ...

The aim is for the ulcer to heal properly and not become a long-term ('chronic') problem, or one which requires hospital treatment. It is essential that the person avoids lying or sitting on the sore ...

Read about pressure ulcer training being delivered by nurses at NHS Humber Health Partnership using self-made fake wounds.

provides first evidence that hospital-acquired pressure ulcers are a potent risk factor for poor neurological recovery among patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). It's old surgical wisdom ...

Pioglitazone was associated with a lower risk of developing skin ulcers in patients with Werner disease in a Japanese study, ...

Dr. Greg Vigna Dr. Greg Vigna emphasizes the need for surgical closure of severe decubitus ulcers and warns against discharging high-risk p ...