Hospitals Succeed in Eliminating Deadly Bedsores

Real World Evidence of PU Reduction Using Early-Detection Technology – An Attack on the UK’s A 2.1bn Health Problem /PRNewswire/ — Using technology adapted from NASA’s Mars lander as part of a large-scale bedsore reduction program, over half of the 13 participating hospitals were able to eliminate the occurrence of new bedsores completely; an additional 3 hospitals achieved reductions ranging from 11% to 90%. Nurses dramatically cut bedsore occurrence by detecting damage developing under patients’ skin early enough to intervene and reverse the damage.