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Volume 52 - Issue 12 - December, 2006

Column
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 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 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 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
Industry Insider
New Products and Industry News
12/01/2006
Silver dressing manages moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin folds   Coloplast Corp (Atlanta, GA) introduces InterDry™ Ag Textile with Silver Complex. The dressing is specially designed to manage moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin...
Silver dressing manages moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin folds   Coloplast Corp (Atlanta, GA) introduces InterDry™ Ag Textile with Silver Complex. The dressing is specially designed to manage moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin...
Silver dressing manages...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
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 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

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 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 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 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 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
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: The Last Taboos — 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 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
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