Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Ulcers among Adults 18 Years and Older
C. Allison Russo, M.P.H., Claudia Steiner, M.D., M.P.H., and William Spector, Ph.D.
December 2008

A Self-Help Guide: Pressure Ulcers Prevention and Treatment
by Kenneth Wright
June 2010

 

JAMA Patient Page: Pressure Ulcers
June 2010

 

Essential Insights On Treating Diabetic Heel Ulcers
By Desmond Bell, DPM
Podiatry Today, March 2010

Heel Pressure Ulcers: A Poster Presented at AWMA 2010 by DM Systems, Inc.
March 2010

A Comparison Between the Use of Intravenous Bags and the Heelift Suspension Boot
to Prevent Pressure Ulcers (74 KB PDF)
By Isabel Bales, RN/BSN/CWOCN

 

The Keys To Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention (388 KB PDF)
October 2009

 

Pressure ulcer treatment. Health care protocol.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Pressure ulcer treatment. Health care protocol. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Jan. 28 p. [36 references]

Proactive Assessment and Management of At-Risk Patients Reduces Pressure Ulcers and
Saves $11 Million Annually in Two-Hospital System
By Joan McInerney, RN-BC, MSN, CWOCN
NOTE: Reference on this Web site to any specific commercial products, process, service, manufacturer, company, or trademark does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by the U.S. Government, HHS, or AHRQ.
January 2009

 

Practice Recommendations for Preventing Heel Pressure Ulcers (576 KB PDF)
by Evonne Fowler, RN,CNS, CWOCN; Suzy Scott-Williams, MSN, RN, CWOCN; and
James B. McGuire, DPM, PT, CPed, CWS, FAPWC

October 2008

 

Diabetic Skin Care
September 2008

 

York, PA USA newspaper – "Doctor: Neglect was cause of Lieben's death"
September 2008

 

Manchester, England U.K. newspaper – "Great-grandmother 'died' from ulcer"
September 2008

 

Earn CE Credits (fee required) while learning more about heel pressure ulcers (PrU)
August 2008

 

Independent Research Offers Insight on Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Prevention, and Treatment
December 2007

 

LookSmart's FindArticles - Preventing heel pressure ulcers
Nursing, Nov 2004, by Black, Joyce

 

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Controlling the Cost of Heel Pressure Ulcers (36 KB PDF)
by Denis B. Drennan MD

 

NEW CMS Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Guidelines (4.6 MB PDF)
(CMS Appendix PP Tag 314)

 

Amputation versus Conservative Treatment of a Stage IV Pressure Ulcer (356 KB PDF)
by Nicole L. Sender RN, DNS, University Place Care Center, Tacoma, WA and
Linda Manning PT, CWS, Physiotherapy Associates, Lakewood, WA

 

Heelift® Suspension Boot Performance Evaluation (24 KB PDF)
by DM Systems, Inc.

 

Preventing Heel Ulcers in Hip Fracture Patients (104 KB PDF)
by Theda Bordner, MSN, RN

 

HEEL ULCERS ARE PREVENTABLE! (472 KB PDF)
by Denis B. Drennan MD

 

Heelift® Boots Plus Computers Save Heels (36 KB PDF)
by Joan A. McInerney, MSN, RN, BC, CWOCN and Sandra K. Wheeler, BSN, RN, CWOCN
NCH Healthcare System, Naples, FL