For patients with obesity, these risks intensify due to immobility challenges, atypical pressure distribution, and ...

A new pressure-sensing system shows pressure points on a patient’s body on a monitor. Wellsense presented the results of a study with their continuous bedside pressure mapping system, called M.A.P™, ...

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital's Mission Move Well aims to support patient mobility, strengthen staff response and improve ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Each year, approximately 2.5 million people in the United States develop pressure injuries, also known as pressure ulcers, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research ...

Healthcare providers may be able to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers by using a real-time continuous bedside pressure measurement (CBPM) system that lights up in colors ...

LINET and The Morel Company have entered into a distribution agreement for the Hercules Patient Repositioner, which allows a caregiver to move patients who weigh up to 500 pounds. LINET will offer ...

Decubitus ulcer (bedsore) on old persons back The risk of pressure injuries is real in patients living in nursing homes. This column reviews 3 recent studies that question the “q2h repositioning” rule ...

Just in time for heart month, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital has announced the successful implementation of Keep Your Move in the Tube, an evidence-based recovery method for cardiac surgery ...