A multidisciplinary process improvement program was initiated at the University of Miami Hospital (UMH) in 2009 to identify the prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) at the institution and to implement interventions to reduce the…
Impaired wound healing is characteristic of diabetic patients. Potential reasons include poor inflammatory response, granulation tissue formation, and abnormal patterns of cytokine release and response. Vascular endothelial growth factor, abnormally…
