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 ...

What does NPUAP’s new “pressure ulcer” definition mean for providers? The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel announced a number of changes in April, including replacing the term “pressure ulcer” ...

How have the pressure injury staging descriptions changed in light of NPUAPs new guidelines? In addition to the change in terminology from pressure ulcer to injury, NPUAP’s April 13, 2016, press ...

Pressure Ulcers: The Source of the Controversy Taking a Stand: Avoidable and Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers Dilemmas Faced By Nursing Staff Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: What's Next? References Taking a ...

October 7, 2008 — Editor's note: Presentations regarding pressure ulcers at the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (NCGNP), held from September 25 to 27 in St. Louis, Missouri, ...

Pressure ulcers are sores that occur when the skin breaks down due to pressure over bony prominences in the body. Prolonged pressure prevents sufficient blood flow in the soft tissue between the skin ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago have found that the number and severity of pressure ulcers suffered by Medicare residents in U.S. nursing homes is substantially underreported, leading to ...

A privately owned Los Angeles-based device maker, Bruin Biometrics (BBI), is aiming its proprietary scanning technology at reducing the vexing problems of pressure ulcers in American healthcare ...