Pressure ulcers are also known as bedsores. They are classified in four stages. Learn about the stages of pressure sores and how to treat them.

Pressure ulcers are injuries that occur on the skin or in soft tissue underneath the skin. Learn more about how they develop and their different stages here.

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel redefined the definition of a pressure ulcer and the stages of pressure ulcers in 2007, including the original 4 stages and adding 2 stages on deep tissue ...

Bedsores strike many of those who are largely confined to a bed or wheelchair, and they are tough to treat. Every year, over 2.5 million Americans suffer from pressure sores, also known as bedsores or ...

Dublin, Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Pipeline Report including Stages of Development, Segments, Region and Countries, Regulatory Path and Key ...

There’s a health crisis affecting millions of older adults — yet it often goes unseen until it becomes a serious problem. I’m ...

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 ...

Stage II pressure ulcers involve a partial thickness loss of the dermis and exhibit skin breakdown, abrasions, blisters, shallow craters, edema, drainage, and possibly infection.

The victim's son filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, arguing his father's ...

With a bunch of diagnostic dead ends piling up, the doctors broadened their view of possibilities, newly considering cancers, ...

An Ohio woman’s family has filed a lawsuit against the nursing home she was treated at after she developed a pressure wound that became infected and ultimately killed her. The nursing home is ...