The development of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers on the heel is a well-acknowledged problem (Donnelly, 2001). In fact, after the sacrum the heels are the second most common anatomical site for the ...

There is no literature comparing healing rates of pressure ulcers on heels with normal arterial circulation and those associated with impaired arterial blood flow. The RCN (1998) guideline on leg ...

Records, as well as observations of the facility’s residents, identified a significant number of newly transferred patients had developed heel pressure ulcers after admission to the nursing home.

We have a resident who has admitted with heel pressure ulcers. Towels and linens fall off the bed and boots have been uncomfortable. Can you offer any ideas? I know that keeping pressure off of ...

Nurses keep dependent patients safe by providing assisted pressure relief and identifying changes in medical status. If these things are not happening, then the hospital is broken.” — Greg ...

Over the five-year period from January 2002 to January 2007, NCH's rate of pressure ulcers dropped from 12.8% to 1.9%. During that time, the number of heel pressure ulcers alone dropped from 6.7% ...

The committee concluded that Mepilex Border Sacrum is at best marginally effective, and that the effectiveness of Mepilex Border Heel remains uncertain. The incidence of pressure ulcers with standard ...

What did Dr. McGinnis report in “A prospective cohort study of prognositic factors for the healing of heel pressure ulcers” in Age and Ageing 2014, 43: 267-271? (https://academic.oup.com ...

The committee concluded that Mepilex Border Sacrum is at best marginally effective, and that the effectiveness of Mepilex Border Heel remains uncertain. The incidence of pressure ulcers with standard ...