Volume 55 - Issue 10 - October, 2009

PEARLS FOR PRACTICE

Pearls for Practice: Managing Wounds with Exposed Tendon

10/15/2009

Tendons are anatomical structures that connect bone to muscle. They are composed of parallel bundles of collagen fiber1 and often appear as striated white or creamy yellow structures in wound beds. Tendons are nourished by blood...

Tendons are anatomical...

10/15/2009

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Nutrition 411: Common Problems in Medical Record Documentation

10/15/2009

If you work in any aspect of healthcare, you are probably familiar with the adage, If it wasn’t documented, it wasn’t done. The medical record, or chart, resides at the top of the healthcare food chain as the ultimate testimony of the...

If you work in any aspect...

10/15/2009

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Continence Coach: Catch the Spirit of Innovation

10/15/2009

One the chief reasons I love working in healthcare is its pace of change and innovation. At the National Association For Continence (NAFC), we encourage consumers to periodically revisit their providers to discuss their bladder and bowel...

One the chief reasons I...

10/15/2009

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My Scope of Practice: Keeping Wound Care Simple

10/15/2009

When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. — Anonymous Sarah Kuser, BA, BSN, MSHA, is the Wound Care Coordinator at Kindred Hospital, a long-term acute...

When work, commitment, and...

10/15/2009

Wound Management & Prevention

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AAWC October Update

10/15/2009

Membership If you’re not yet a member of the AAWC, please read on to find out why membership and volunteerism are so important and how they can benefit you and your practice. If you are a member, please review what your association has...

Membership If you’re not...

10/15/2009

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New Products and Industry News October

10/15/2009

Antimicrobial dressings minimize patient pain and trauma Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management Division (Hull, UK) is launching two extensions to the Allevyn Ag™ range of dressings — Allevyn Ag™ Gentle Border and Allevyn Ag™...

Antimicrobial dressings minimize...

10/15/2009

Wound Management & Prevention

SCALE: Skin Changes At Life`s End Final Consensus Statement

10/15/2009

This article was not subject to the Ostomy Wound Management peer-review process. The initiative was sponsored by Gaymar Industries and this white paper provided as a courtesy to our readers. Abstract:An expert panel was established to...

This article was not subject to...

10/15/2009

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Case Report

Persistence of Bilayered Living-Cell Therapy Donor DNA 10 Months after Application: A Case Report

10/15/2009

Abstract Bilayered living-cell therapy has been shown in clinical trials to improve the rate of healing diabetic and venous leg ulcerations. However, literature is conflicted regarding the length of time living-cell therapy persists in acute...

Abstract Bilayered living-cell...

10/15/2009

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Case Report

A Simple Device for Closure of a Colocutaneous Fistula within the Laparotomy Wound: A Case Report

10/15/2009

Abstract Colocutaneous fistulas within laparotomy wounds are rare and difficult to treat. Surgical repair may be contraindicated or not desired and negative pressure wound therapy may not be successful. A simple device made from a silicone,...

Abstract Colocutaneous fistulas...

10/15/2009

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Case Report

Managing Complex, High-Output, Enterocutaneous Fistulas: A Case Study

10/15/2009

Abstract Gastrointestinal (GI) fistulas are an uncommon but serious complication. Following diagnosis, management strategies may have to be adapted frequently to address changes in fistula output, surrounding skin or wound condition, overall...

Abstract Gastrointestinal (GI)...

10/15/2009

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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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