Risk Factors

By the WoundSource Editors Edema is the abnormalaccumulation of excess fluid within tissue. The swelling associated with edema can be localized to a small area following an acute injury, it can aff...

Holly M. Hovan MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP Payne and Martin brought skin tears to the attention of wound and skin specialists and to the wound care community when they reported an incidence rate ...

By the WoundSource Editors A vast percentage of wounds become chronically stalled because of mixed etiology and other underlying comorbid medical conditions. This means the wound is multifactorial,...

By the WoundSource Editors Fistulas are abnormal connections or passageways between two organs or vessels that do not usually connect. Although they typically develop as a result of an injury or su...

By the WoundSource Editors Litigation over hospital-acquired pressure ulcers represents a significant fraction of a medical malpractice attorney's caseload. The liability issues have shifted since...

by Kelly Byrd-Jenkins, CWS It may come as no surprise to some, but pressure ulcers are among the only hospital-acquired conditions that have been on the rise in recent years. Other hospital-acquire...

by the WoundSource Editors Palliative care and hospice care are not the same, but they both share one goal. They both focus on a patient's physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs. Palliative ...

By Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON "At all times material hereto, defendant failed to develop an adequate care plan and properly monitor and supervise the care and treatment in order to prevent ...

by Heidi H. Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON "If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed sore, it is generally the fault not...