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Volume 52 - Issue 1 - January, 2006

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Skin Care: From Skin Health to Ulcer Prevention
01/01/2006
    Skin performs a variety of functions. It is the body’s the first defense against not only infection from a variety of pathogens (eg, bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeast), but also chemicals, the sun, and other toxic substances. It...
    Skin performs a variety of functions. It is the body’s the first defense against not only infection from a variety of pathogens (eg, bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeast), but also chemicals, the sun, and other toxic substances. It...
    Skin performs a variety of...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Adjuvant Dressing for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Burns
01/01/2006
    Wound healing is a complex process involving cell migration, debris removal, infection and inflammation control, angiogenesis, granulation tissue deposition, contraction, connective tissue matrix remodeling, and maturation.1 The advent of...
    Wound healing is a complex process involving cell migration, debris removal, infection and inflammation control, angiogenesis, granulation tissue deposition, contraction, connective tissue matrix remodeling, and maturation.1 The advent of...
    Wound healing is a complex...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Is There a Gap in Ostomy Rehabilitation?
01/01/2006
    In a healthcare environment where ostomy patients are admitted the day of surgery and discharged but a few days later, clinicians have little time to obtain a secure seal on an ostomy pouching system and teach self-care “survival skills,”...
    In a healthcare environment where ostomy patients are admitted the day of surgery and discharged but a few days later, clinicians have little time to obtain a secure seal on an ostomy pouching system and teach self-care “survival skills,”...
    In a healthcare environment...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: Taking the Fear out of Research
01/01/2006
    The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awards magnet status to fewer than 5% of all US hospitals. Institutions seeking such recognition must excel in 14 Points of Magnetism, which are measures and benchmarks for professional...
    The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awards magnet status to fewer than 5% of all US hospitals. Institutions seeking such recognition must excel in 14 Points of Magnetism, which are measures and benchmarks for professional...
    The American Nurses...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Medicare Payment System for Surgical Dressings Containing Silver
01/01/2006
    Manufacturers considering the addition of silver to their wound care dressing lines are usually surprised to learn that Medicare’s Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Fee Schedules do not allow higher payments for surgical...
    Manufacturers considering the addition of silver to their wound care dressing lines are usually surprised to learn that Medicare’s Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Fee Schedules do not allow higher payments for surgical...
    Manufacturers considering...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
New Products and Industry News
01/01/2006
Mild cleansing perineal cloth helps control odor     Coloplast Corp. Skin Health Division (Marietta, Ga) introduces the Baza Cleanse and Protect® Perineal Cloth with Odor Control, the latest addition to the Baza Cleanse and Protect product...
Mild cleansing perineal cloth helps control odor     Coloplast Corp. Skin Health Division (Marietta, Ga) introduces the Baza Cleanse and Protect® Perineal Cloth with Odor Control, the latest addition to the Baza Cleanse and Protect product...
Mild cleansing perineal cloth...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
Silver Deposition and Tissue Staining Associated with Wound Dressings Containing Silver
01/01/2006
    Silver has long been recognized for its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and compatibility with mammalian tissues. Several reviews have been written on its historical use,1,2 antimicrobial properties,3 and toxicity.4 Silver’s...
    Silver has long been recognized for its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and compatibility with mammalian tissues. Several reviews have been written on its historical use,1,2 antimicrobial properties,3 and toxicity.4 Silver’s...
    Silver has long been...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Treat Peri-prosthetic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection after Incisional Herniorrhaphy: A Case Study and Literature Review
01/01/2006
    Incisional hernias frequently occur after laparotomy. Recurrence rates after primary repair range from 31% to 54%. Repairing the hernia with prosthetic mesh has lowered these recurrence rates to 2% to 10%,1 making this the treatment of...
    Incisional hernias frequently occur after laparotomy. Recurrence rates after primary repair range from 31% to 54%. Repairing the hernia with prosthetic mesh has lowered these recurrence rates to 2% to 10%,1 making this the treatment of...
    Incisional hernias...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
A Discussion of Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent: Alleviating the Confusion
01/01/2006
    Silver used as an antimicrobial agent has an impressive history. Silver (as well as copper) is used as a disinfectant in hospital and hotel water sanitization systems. It is used in the food industry in chicken farming and oyster cleaning...
    Silver used as an antimicrobial agent has an impressive history. Silver (as well as copper) is used as a disinfectant in hospital and hotel water sanitization systems. It is used in the food industry in chicken farming and oyster cleaning...
    Silver used as an...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Editorial
Editor`s Opinion: A New Year: A Therapeutic Future for Wound Care?
01/01/2006
    Is it possible, after many years of discussion and debate, that 2006 will be remembered as the year wound care moved into the 21st century? I am not talking about the massive eradication of gauze-based dressing protocols or the worldwide...
    Is it possible, after many years of discussion and debate, that 2006 will be remembered as the year wound care moved into the 21st century? I am not talking about the massive eradication of gauze-based dressing protocols or the worldwide...
    Is it possible, after many...
01/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention

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