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Volume 53 - Issue 11 - November, 2007

Literature Review
Controversies Regarding Vascular Disease in the Patient with Diabetes: A Review of the Literature
11/01/2007
  Higher rates of lower extremity amputation, coupled with an increased incidence and severity of coronary artery disease and higher cardiovascular mortality rates, are well recognized in persons with diabetes.1 Foot and leg ulcer healing...
  Higher rates of lower extremity amputation, coupled with an increased incidence and severity of coronary artery disease and higher cardiovascular mortality rates, are well recognized in persons with diabetes.1 Foot and leg ulcer healing...
  Higher rates of lower...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
New Products and Industry News
11/01/2007
New CMS Pressure Ulcer Guidelines support use of suspension boot   DM Systems, Inc. (Evanston, IL) announces that the Heelift Suspension Boot can help hospitals address the new CMS guideline to stop reimbursing hospitals for...
New CMS Pressure Ulcer Guidelines support use of suspension boot   DM Systems, Inc. (Evanston, IL) announces that the Heelift Suspension Boot can help hospitals address the new CMS guideline to stop reimbursing hospitals for...
New CMS Pressure Ulcer...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
From the Top: The AAWC Team is Making a Difference. Be a Player!
11/01/2007
 The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care is a unique organization. As an inclusive, multidisciplinary association open to members from all over the world, regardless of specialty, background, or purpose for joining, the potential...
 The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care is a unique organization. As an inclusive, multidisciplinary association open to members from all over the world, regardless of specialty, background, or purpose for joining, the potential...
 The Association for the...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: AAWC Scholarships: Overcoming Challenges, Supporting Professional Goals
11/01/2007
  About the time Mariama Hubbard, MSN, NP, RN, CNS (med-surg) left the horrors of Sierra Leone’s civil war, Karen Pitchford, RN, was facing her own frightful events. Both women were determined to overcome their particular set of circumstances...
  About the time Mariama Hubbard, MSN, NP, RN, CNS (med-surg) left the horrors of Sierra Leone’s civil war, Karen Pitchford, RN, was facing her own frightful events. Both women were determined to overcome their particular set of circumstances...
  About the time Mariama...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Ostomy Care and Radiation Therapy
11/01/2007
  Creation of a fecal or urinary diversion is common in patients diagnosed with colon, rectal, cervical, bladder, or other pelvic malignancies. Radiation therapy (RT) is one of many options available in the cancer treatment armamentarium;...
  Creation of a fecal or urinary diversion is common in patients diagnosed with colon, rectal, cervical, bladder, or other pelvic malignancies. Radiation therapy (RT) is one of many options available in the cancer treatment armamentarium;...
  Creation of a fecal or urinary...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
Honey and Contemporary Wound Care: An Overview
11/01/2007
  Honey provides a sugar-rich food source for bees. They harvest honey as nectar, a sugary fluid (approximately 80% water) produced by a variety of plants in order to attract insects and subsequently promote cross-pollination. The bees...
  Honey provides a sugar-rich food source for bees. They harvest honey as nectar, a sugary fluid (approximately 80% water) produced by a variety of plants in order to attract insects and subsequently promote cross-pollination. The bees...
  Honey provides a sugar-rich...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Using an Indentation Measurement Device to Assess Foam Mattress Quality
11/01/2007
  Foam mattresses with a thickness of 14 cm (5.5 inches) are used widely as standard supportive and pressure ulcer (PU) preventive devices in hospitals and nursing homes. Mattress quality is determined in terms of material or intrinsic...
  Foam mattresses with a thickness of 14 cm (5.5 inches) are used widely as standard supportive and pressure ulcer (PU) preventive devices in hospitals and nursing homes. Mattress quality is determined in terms of material or intrinsic...
  Foam mattresses with a...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Wound Care Organizations, Programs, and Certifications: An Overview
11/01/2007
  Wound prevention and healing are two critical aspects of patient care. Frequently, wounds are symptoms of larger underlying health issues.1 Holistic patient assessment and treatment are needed to determine the etiology of the various types...
  Wound prevention and healing are two critical aspects of patient care. Frequently, wounds are symptoms of larger underlying health issues.1 Holistic patient assessment and treatment are needed to determine the etiology of the various types...
  Wound prevention and healing...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: The Focus is on Us
11/01/2007
 The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) is once again pleased to present AAWC member articles in this issue of Ostomy Wound Management. The November 2006 issue of OWM was the first AAWC "edition" to feature AAWC member...
 The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) is once again pleased to present AAWC member articles in this issue of Ostomy Wound Management. The November 2006 issue of OWM was the first AAWC "edition" to feature AAWC member...
 The Association for the...
11/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention

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Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study
Study to determine if the use of a new dressing protocol applied by advanced practice certified wound care nurses at the patient’s residence could be effective in rapid wound resolution.
Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations
Special Report on MASD written by Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA; Siobhan McCoulough, CNS; and Patricia Idensohn, CNS.
Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing
Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.
The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds
The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases. 

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