Volume 52 - Issue 12 - December, 2006

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Guest Editorial

Guest Editorial: The Last Taboos ‚Äî Urinary and Fecal Incontinence

12/01/2006

This issue continues the OWM tradition of focusing the December articles on incontinence and features the work of incontinence specialists, including several of my colleagues. The articles address both urinary and fecal...

This issue continues the OWM...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

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Skin Matters: No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: Save the SKIN and STOP the Sore

12/01/2006

All butt(ock)s are not created equal and all altered buttock skin integrity is not created equally. Although altered skin integrity on the buttocks is frequently identified as pressure ulcers, other sources must be considered. Unless...

All butt(ock)s are not created...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

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Addressing the Pain: Use of an Atraumatic Dressing in the Treatment of a Painful Wound Resulting from Herpes Zoster

12/01/2006

The overwhelming focus of the wound care specialist is on healing. However, the patient’s greatest concern may be the pain associated with his or her wound; therefore, the prescribed treatment must promote healing while minimizing pain....

The overwhelming focus of the...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

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The Ostomy Files: Is a Rose Always a Rose?

12/01/2006

Gertrude Stein immortalized the line “a rose is a rose is a rose” in the 1913 poem Sacred Emily.1 When later interviewed, she stated that this famous line made the “rose … red for the first time in English poetry for one hundred years.”...

Gertrude Stein immortalized...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

Department

My Scope of Practice: A Continence Care Champion for Research

12/01/2006

Anne M. Weber, MD, MS, directs the program on Female Pelvic Floor Disorders at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of the National Institutes of Health. In this capacity, she provides administrative...

Anne M. Weber, MD, MS, directs...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Notes on Practice: The Use of Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Refractory Overactive Bladder

12/01/2006

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a symptom complex that comprises urinary urgency, with or without urge urinary incontinence (UUI), and often involves increased urinary frequency and nocturia.1 Behavioral interventions and recent pharmacological...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies

Urinary Incontinence, Catheters, and Urinary Tract Infections: An Overview of CMS Tag F 315

12/01/2006

More than 65% of nursing home residents experience some type of urinary incontinence (UI). It is a leading cause of institutionalization second only to dementia.1 In addition to UI, other bladder-related disorders such as urinary retention...

More than 65% of nursing home...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

Incontinence-Associated Skin Damage in Nursing Home Residents: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective, Multicenter Study

12/01/2006

Dr. Bliss and Ms. Zehrer disclose they are employees of 3M Health Care. Dr. Bliss has received funding for projects from Birchwood Labs, Inc, Kimberly Clark, Inc, and 3M Health Care and speaker honoraria from Healthpoint. Research for the...

Dr. Bliss and Ms. Zehrer...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

Fecal Incontinence in Acutely and Critically Ill Patients: Options in Management

12/01/2006

The author discloses she received an unrestricted educational grant from Hollister, Inc. to support the writing of this manuscript. Caring for acutely or critically ill patients with fecal incontinence is a daunting task that consumes...

The author discloses she...

12/01/2006

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

Correlating the Fecal Incontinence Quality-of-Life Score and the SF-36 to a Proposed Ostomy Function Index in Patients with a Stoma

12/01/2006

This article is based on a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Chicago, Ill, June 3-8, 2003. According to studies by McLeod et al1 and Nugent et al, 2 who assessed the results of...

This article is based on a...

12/01/2006

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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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