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Volume 51 - Issue 12 - December, 2005

Special Report
Special Report: The Legal Aspects of Incontinence
12/01/2005
    Almost all elderly nursing home residents (approximately 97%) need assistance in performing at least one activity of daily living (ADL) — activities that include the ability to bathe, dress, eat, transfer from bed to chair, and use the...
    Almost all elderly nursing home residents (approximately 97%) need assistance in performing at least one activity of daily living (ADL) — activities that include the ability to bathe, dress, eat, transfer from bed to chair, and use the...
    Almost all elderly nursing...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Medicare Payment System for Urological Supplies
12/01/2005
Previous “Payment Perspective” columns review the Medicare payment systems for wound care drugs, dressings, and biologics. To coordinate with the theme of this issue, Table 1 was created to depict how various Medicare payment systems handle...
Previous “Payment Perspective” columns review the Medicare payment systems for wound care drugs, dressings, and biologics. To coordinate with the theme of this issue, Table 1 was created to depict how various Medicare payment systems handle...
Previous “Payment Perspective”...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Life is about Choice
12/01/2005
    Life is a series of decisions. We have a choice in life regarding almost every aspect, down to the smallest details. We make choices about our education, vocation, life partner, whether to have children, and other significant...
    Life is a series of decisions. We have a choice in life regarding almost every aspect, down to the smallest details. We make choices about our education, vocation, life partner, whether to have children, and other significant...
    Life is a series of...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
New Products and Industry News
12/01/2005
Silver NPWT dressing adds effective antimicrobial barrier     Kinetic Concepts Inc. (San Antonio, Tex.) announces the introduction of its V.A.C.® GranuFoam® Silver™ Dressing into the wound care market. Designed specifically for the V.A.C.®...
Silver NPWT dressing adds effective antimicrobial barrier     Kinetic Concepts Inc. (San Antonio, Tex.) announces the introduction of its V.A.C.® GranuFoam® Silver™ Dressing into the wound care market. Designed specifically for the V.A.C.®...
Silver NPWT dressing adds...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
A Controlled, Three-Part Trial to Investigate the Barrier Function and Skin Hydration Properties of Six Skin Protectants
12/01/2005
    The superficial layer of the skin, the stratum corneum, provides a protective barrier. This layer consists of keratin-filled corneocytes organized in a matrix of highly ordered multilamellar lipid sheets, described as a brick wall-like...
    The superficial layer of the skin, the stratum corneum, provides a protective barrier. This layer consists of keratin-filled corneocytes organized in a matrix of highly ordered multilamellar lipid sheets, described as a brick wall-like...
    The superficial layer of the...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
The Anal Bag: A Modern Approach to Fecal Incontinence Management
12/01/2005
   Fecal incontinence is an expensive and potentially dangerous pathologic condition, with severe consequences in terms of contamination, infection, and impending risk of skin ulceration, especially in long-term bedridden patients. Prevalence...
   Fecal incontinence is an expensive and potentially dangerous pathologic condition, with severe consequences in terms of contamination, infection, and impending risk of skin ulceration, especially in long-term bedridden patients. Prevalence...
   Fecal incontinence is an...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Assessment of Diaper-Clogging Potential of Petrolatum Moisture Barriers
12/01/2005
    Incontinence is both a prevalent1,2 and costly3 condition among older adults that is often managed with disposable and reusable absorbent incontinence products such as pantiliners, protective underwear, and adult briefs.4,5 Individuals...
    Incontinence is both a prevalent1,2 and costly3 condition among older adults that is often managed with disposable and reusable absorbent incontinence products such as pantiliners, protective underwear, and adult briefs.4,5 Individuals...
    Incontinence is both a...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
Alleviating Debilitating, Chronic Constipation with Colostomy after Appendicostomy: A Case Study
12/01/2005
    Patients suffering from long-standing constipation usually complain of straining with bowel movements, the sensation of incomplete evacuation, scybalous stools, digitation, enemas, constant use of laxatives, and stool frequency of less...
    Patients suffering from long-standing constipation usually complain of straining with bowel movements, the sensation of incomplete evacuation, scybalous stools, digitation, enemas, constant use of laxatives, and stool frequency of less...
    Patients suffering from...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Student Author Award Submission— Self-Esteem Disturbance in Patients with Urinary Diversions: Assessing the Void
12/01/2005
    Patients, whether continent or incontinent, with urinary diversions may experience self-esteem problems. Living a life with “abnormal” urinary function, life-long catheterization, stoma care, incontinence, and urine leakage issues can...
    Patients, whether continent or incontinent, with urinary diversions may experience self-esteem problems. Living a life with “abnormal” urinary function, life-long catheterization, stoma care, incontinence, and urine leakage issues can...
    Patients, whether continent...
12/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: Challenge to Change: CMS Interpretive Guidance — Urinary Incontinence and Indwelling Catheters
12/01/2005
    This issue of Ostomy Wound Management includes articles on bladder and bowel clinical practice. Offered are a study on the barrier function/skin hydration capabilities of skin protectants, a study of barrier properties that may compromise...
    This issue of Ostomy Wound Management includes articles on bladder and bowel clinical practice. Offered are a study on the barrier function/skin hydration capabilities of skin protectants, a study of barrier properties that may compromise...
    This issue of Ostomy Wound...
12/01/2005
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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