Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Ulcers among Adults 18 Years and Older
C. Allison Russo, M.P.H., Claudia Steiner, M.D., M.P.H., and William Spector, Ph.D.
December 2008
A Self-Help Guide: Pressure Ulcers Prevention and Treatment
by Kenneth Wright
June 2010
JAMA Patient Page: Pressure Ulcers
June 2010
Essential Insights On Treating Diabetic Heel Ulcers
By Desmond Bell, DPM
Podiatry Today, March 2010
Heel Pressure Ulcers: A Poster Presented at AWMA 2010 by DM Systems, Inc. (1.4 MB PDF)
March 2010
A Comparison Between the Use of Intravenous Bags and the Heelift Suspension Boot
to Prevent Pressure Ulcers (74 KB PDF)
By Isabel Bales, RN/BSN/CWOCN
The Keys To Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention (388 KB PDF)
October 2009
Pressure ulcer treatment. Health care protocol.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Pressure ulcer treatment. Health care protocol.
Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Jan. 28 p. [36 references]
Proactive Assessment and Management of At-Risk Patients Reduces Pressure Ulcers and
Saves $11 Million Annually in Two-Hospital System
By Joan McInerney, RN-BC, MSN, CWOCN
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January 2009
Practice Recommendations for Preventing Heel Pressure Ulcers (576 KB PDF)
by Evonne Fowler, RN,CNS, CWOCN; Suzy Scott-Williams, MSN, RN, CWOCN; and
James B. McGuire, DPM, PT, CPed, CWS, FAPWC
October 2008
Diabetic Skin Care
September 2008
York, PA USA newspaper – "Doctor: Neglect was cause of Lieben's death"
September 2008
Manchester, England U.K. newspaper – "Great-grandmother 'died' from ulcer"
September 2008
Earn CE Credits (fee required) while learning more about heel pressure ulcers (PrU)
August 2008
Independent Research Offers Insight on Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Prevention, and Treatment
December 2007
LookSmart's FindArticles - Preventing heel pressure ulcers
Nursing, Nov 2004, by Black, Joyce
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Controlling the Cost of Heel Pressure Ulcers
by Denis B. Drennan MD
NEW
CMS Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Guidelines (4.6 MB PDF)
(CMS Appendix
PP Tag 314)
Amputation versus Conservative Treatment of a Stage IV Pressure Ulcer
by Nicole L. Sender RN, DNS, University Place Care Center, Tacoma, WA and
Linda Manning PT, CWS, Physiotherapy Associates, Lakewood, WA
Heelift® Suspension Boot Performance Evaluation
by DM Systems, Inc.
Preventing Heel Ulcers in Hip Fracture Patients
by Theda Bordner, MSN, RN
HEEL ULCERS ARE PREVENTABLE!
by Denis B. Drennan MD
Heelift®
Boots Plus Computers Save Heels
by Joan A. McInerney, MSN, RN, BC, CWOCN and Sandra K. Wheeler, BSN, RN, CWOCN
NCH Healthcare System, Naples, FL |