Pressure Ulcers – Manage The Cause, Not The Symptom

Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers are associated with an excess cost of $10,845 (per patient).³
Hospitalized adults with fecal incontinence are 22 times more likely to have pressure ulcers than patients without fecal incontinence.⁴
Changes to the reimbursement regulations affecting hospital-acquired pressure ulcers have made preventing pressure ulcers a priority for hospitals.⁵
The average pressure ulcer has been shown to extend the length of stay in the hospital and increase associated treatment costs and mortality.³

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