Neat-o

We are using maggot therapy on one of our patients with a terrible pressure ulcer.

It's endlessly delightful to pretend to be ultra-scientific about dumping a bunch of creepy-crawlies into sores. We use 4-5 maggots per square inch of wound. The dead tissue can usually be removed by 1-3 "applications."

The good news is it works, fantastically. Our patient loves it, says it's not uncomfortable at all.

It's working so well for him, in fact, that I got to spend a good part of my day was filling out forms to try to get Medicare to cover home maggot therapy.

We'll see if it goes through.

overseen in a chart

"Psychiatry was consulted, state that patient is not acutely suicidal or a threat to himself or others. Patient continues to state that he will jump off a bridge if discharged from the hospital."

Hmm