Pressure Ulcers

In this interview, Kelly McFee, DNP, FNP-C, CWS, CWCN-AP, FACCWS, DAPWCA discusses what equipment may cause device-related pressure injury (DRPI), primary factors for DRPI development, prevention meth...

By Holly Hovan MSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP Friction and shear… what’s the difference and how do they cause pressure injuries? Are wounds caused by friction and shear classified as pressure injuries? What’s...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The NPUAP/EPUAP Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Guidelines published in 2009 have been widely circulated around the globe and translated into 17 la...

Picture this: you've been seeing a patient in your wound center for the last several months to treat a slowly healing post-operative abdominal wound. The wound has been gradually responding to an asso...

By the WoundSource Editors Decubitus ulcers are an open skin wound sometimes known as a pressure ulcer, bed sore, or pressure sore. A decubitus ulcer forms where the pressure from body the body's w...

Many questions arise and confusion develops when wound care providers mention Kennedy terminal ulcers (KTUs). Because these wounds are not frequently seen, and because they develop rapidly and observa...

by Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWS There are several issues in pressure ulcer definitions. For example, exactly what is the definition for eschar? What is an unavoidable pressure ulcer? How can you de...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC As a traveling wound care educator for physicians, I am observing many changes within the state survey process for long-term care. Wound care ...

By Aletha Tippett MD Welcome, Colton Mason, to the WoundSource blog forum. I enjoyed your opening blog on cost versus price and love your Healthcare Caffeine image. You are so correct, looking at o...

By Ivy Razmus, RN, PhD, CWOCN People in wheelchairs are limited in their mobility, sensory perception, and activity. These limitations can lead to increased temperature and moisture on the areas th...