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Uni experts aim to cut the costs of pressure ulcers

Pressure ulcers—resulting from factors such as immobility by elderly patients and residents in hospitals and care homes—can have serious medical consequences, requiring plastic surgery in extreme cases. Also, they pile ...

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2008 initiative had minimal impact on pressure ulcer charges

(HealthDay)—The 2008 Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative (HACI) payment changes for pressure ulcers have had a minimal effect, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics ...

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ACP releases new guidelines for preventing and treating bedsores

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today published two evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in Annals of Internal Medicine for the prevention and treatment of bedsores, also called pressure ulcers. Bedsores commonly ...

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Nutritional supplements can improve pressure ulcer healing

(HealthDay)—For malnourished adult patients, specific nutritional supplements (arginine, zinc, and antioxidants) are associated with improved pressure ulcer healing, according to a study published in the Feb. 3 issue of ...

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