Healthcare Facilities Can Reduce Severity And Incidence Of Pressure Ulcers, ECRI Says In New Report

... Pressure ulcers are a challenge for all healthcare facilities. These painful skin wounds pose the risk of deadly infection. Immobile patients have a 100% chance of developing pressure ulcers, and individuals with pressure ulcers have up to six times as great a risk of death than patients who do not develop pressure ulcers. [click link for full article] ...