When analyzing the relationship between soft-tissue injury and support surfaces for pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, caregivers must realize support surfaces deliver unwanted gradient pressure ...

In 2007, St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare set a goal of eliminating all major preventable harm. Data showed that pressure ulcers accounted for two-thirds of preventable harm at BJC HealthCare hospitals.

New York (MedscapeWire) Sept 7 -- Involuntary weight loss and dehydration, among other risk factors, are associated with pressure ulcer development among residents in long-term medical care facilities ...

What causes pressure ulcers and who do they affect? Pressure ulcers are wounds that occur when a continuous pressure or friction is placed on one area of the body, damaging the skin. They occur when ...

There has been conflicting advice lately — how should we calculate pressure ulcer prevalence and pressure ulcer incidence rates? Prevalence is defined as a cross-sectional count of the number of cases ...