Volume 54 - Issue 1 - January, 2008
Column
Guest Editorial
01/16/2008
As the specialty of caring for larger, heavier individuals evolves, it becomes increasingly important to recognize the need for an appropriate corresponding lexicon. The challenge to healthcare clinicians is to develop a vocabulary that...
As the specialty of caring for larger, heavier individuals evolves, it becomes increasingly important to recognize the need for an appropriate corresponding lexicon. The challenge to healthcare clinicians is to develop a vocabulary that...
As the specialty of caring for...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/16/2008
Odor is a problem in many aspects of wound care. Generally, foul smell relates to anaerobic colonization; the presence of aerobic organisms of gut origin and yeasts also can exacerbate unpleasant smells. Controlling odor or the perception...
Odor is a problem in many aspects of wound care. Generally, foul smell relates to anaerobic colonization; the presence of aerobic organisms of gut origin and yeasts also can exacerbate unpleasant smells. Controlling odor or the perception...
Odor is a problem in many...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Special Report
01/16/2008
OWM author appointed professor
OWM is pleased to acknowledge the appointment of biomedical scientist Richard White, PhD, as the University of Worcester’s (UK) first tissue viability professor. The appointment was made to expand the...
OWM author appointed professor
OWM is pleased to acknowledge the appointment of biomedical scientist Richard White, PhD, as the University of Worcester’s (UK) first tissue viability professor. The appointment was made to expand the...
OWM author appointed...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
01/16/2008
An estimated 2% of the US population suffers from chronic wounds resulting from diabetes mellitus, venous insufficiency, and excessive pressure.1 It is estimated that 15% of patients with diabetes have foot ulcers, one in 150 patients with...
An estimated 2% of the US population suffers from chronic wounds resulting from diabetes mellitus, venous insufficiency, and excessive pressure.1 It is estimated that 15% of patients with diabetes have foot ulcers, one in 150 patients with...
An estimated 2% of the US...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Case Report
01/16/2008
A recent a random-digit telephone survey of US households by Sturm1 (N = approximately 250,000) reported that the prevalence of morbid obesity as indicated by body mass index (BMI) >40 and >50 rose by 50% and 75%, respectively,...
A recent a random-digit telephone survey of US households by Sturm1 (N = approximately 250,000) reported that the prevalence of morbid obesity as indicated by body mass index (BMI) >40 and >50 rose by 50% and 75%, respectively,...
A recent a random-digit...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/16/2008
In the majority of US states, 20% to 24% of the population – approximately 40 million individuals – is considered obese (20% over the ideal body weight).1 Morbid obesity is defined as weighing >100 lb more than ideal body weight or...
In the majority of US states, 20% to 24% of the population – approximately 40 million individuals – is considered obese (20% over the ideal body weight).1 Morbid obesity is defined as weighing >100 lb more than ideal body weight or...
In the majority of US states,...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
01/16/2008
In the author’s experience, obese pediatric patients with chronic skin care issues tend to be concentrated in specific disease-related populations. Unlike their adult counterparts, overweight children rarely have chronic skin care issues...
In the author’s experience, obese pediatric patients with chronic skin care issues tend to be concentrated in specific disease-related populations. Unlike their adult counterparts, overweight children rarely have chronic skin care issues...
In the author’s experience,...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
