An estimated 2.5 million hospital-acquired pressure injuries occur annually in the US, extending hospital stays by 57%, and increasing 30-day readmissions by 22%. For patients with obesity, these ...
Q: What can be done to prevent pressure injury lawsuits? A: As a wound care expert, pressure injury prevention remains at the top of my list. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported ...
At Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, N.Y., a new tool helped lower the prevalence of healthcare-associated pressure injuries by 67.84%. Between late 2020 and mid-2022, the hospital’s ...
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