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Morley Sprague suffered from end-stage multiple sclerosis and had a history of urinary tract infection (UTI)<\/a> and degenerative joint disease.<\/p>\n

After a hospitalization for treatment of sepsis and a UTI, he was admitted to the North Canyon Care Center<\/a>, a nursing home that offered wound care services. Within a week, his two existing pressure ulcers worsened from Stage I and II to Stage IV. Additionally, he developed a Stage IV pressure sore on his right buttock.<\/p>\n

After he left the nursing home, he required antibiotic treatment and continued medical care for his open wounds, which did not heal. Two years after his discharge, Sprague died of sepsis resulting from an infected pressure ulcer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Morley Sprague suffered from end-stage multiple sclerosis and had a history of urinary tract infection (UTI) and degenerative joint disease. After a hospitalization for treatment of sepsis and a UTI, he was admitted to the North Canyon Care Center, a nursing home that offered wound care services. 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