Volume 51 - Issue 12 - December, 2005

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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...

12/01/2005

Wound Management & Prevention

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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...

12/01/2005

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Oversight, Outcomes, and Omission

12/01/2005

GAO Recommends More Stringent Oversight of Medical Suppliers Last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) paid medical equipment suppliers $8.8 billion. Of those expenditures, an estimated $900 million was improperly...

GAO Recommends More Stringent...

12/01/2005

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My Scope of Practice: One-Step Care Yields Big Results

12/01/2005

Angela Box Peterson, RN, WCC, began her career in acute care nursing, working on med-surg, ICU, ER, and ambulance units. She moved into management, coordinating the staffing and care for a vent-dependent pediatric patient and serving as a...

Angela Box Peterson, RN,...

12/01/2005

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Special to OWM: Survey Indicates Lack of Incontinence-Related Communication/Knowledge

12/01/2005

Clinicians and caregivers face the challenge of protecting their patients against skin breakdown that can lead to perineal dermatitis and pressure ulcer development. Between 1.5 and 3 million adults suffer from pressure ulcers in the US...

Clinicians and caregivers...

12/01/2005

Wound Management & Prevention

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...

12/01/2005

Wound Management & Prevention

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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”...

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...

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...

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...

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

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Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations

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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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