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 ...

Connecticut hospitals reported increases in patients suffering from pressure ulcers, as well as serious injuries or deaths associated with falls and burns in 2017, compared to 2016, according to a new ...

The report, covering 2013, marks the first time that the number of so-called “adverse events” in hospitals and other health care facilities has topped 500 – double the number in 2012, when 244 such ...

Staging deep tissue injury as an unstageable type of pressure ulcer was also recommended. NPUAP has recommended that DTI be documented in the unstageable category in those health systems where ...

I am a charge nurse responsible for dressings, wound care, and preventive measures for a 36-bed unit. Can you give some information on the two new stages for wounds? I believe what you are referring ...

How should suspected deep tissue injury (sDTI) pressure ulcers be coded on the MDS 2.0? Unfortunately, the users manual (RAI manual) for the MDS does not include a any directions for specifically ...

Connecticut hospitals reported increases in patients suffering from pressure ulcers, as well as serious injuries or deaths associated with falls and burns in 2017, compared to 2016, according to a new ...