Volume 55 - Issue 8 - August, 2009
Feature
Empirical Studies
08/01/2009
Abstract
All chronic wounds are colonized by micro-organisms. Although the presence of bacteria is not necessarily harmful, and may be beneficial in some instances, accurate evaluation of wound-related bacterial damage and infection is...
Abstract
All chronic wounds are colonized by micro-organisms. Although the presence of bacteria is not necessarily harmful, and may be beneficial in some instances, accurate evaluation of wound-related bacterial damage and infection is...
Abstract
All chronic wounds...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
08/01/2009
Abstract:
Abdominal wall reconstruction using nonabsorbable synthetic material can be challenging due to the risk for bacterial colonization and subsequent complications. Bioprosthetic materials are a safe alternative that can facilitate...
Abstract:
Abdominal wall reconstruction using nonabsorbable synthetic material can be challenging due to the risk for bacterial colonization and subsequent complications. Bioprosthetic materials are a safe alternative that can facilitate...
Abstract:
Abdominal wall...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
08/01/2009
Abstract
Although the literature contains evidence demonstrating the beneficial effects of insulin on wound healing, no suitable method for the routine administration of insulin has been reported. A randomized, double-blind,...
Abstract
Although the literature contains evidence demonstrating the beneficial effects of insulin on wound healing, no suitable method for the routine administration of insulin has been reported. A randomized, double-blind,...
Abstract
Although the...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
08/01/2009
Whatever change we pursue, we will need to work together to reform healthcare. We beseech clinicians to be part of the healthcare change endeavor. — Dr. Henry D’Silva1 (Ostomy Wound Management 2008)
During the past 12 months, much more...
Whatever change we pursue, we will need to work together to reform healthcare. We beseech clinicians to be part of the healthcare change endeavor. — Dr. Henry D’Silva1 (Ostomy Wound Management 2008)
During the past 12 months, much more...
Whatever change we pursue, we...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
08/01/2009
The most important approach in managing Stage III pressure ulcers is a complete assessment of total patient needs. Assessment usually includes wound type, location, measurement, and duration; nutrition; mobility; mental status; social...
The most important approach in managing Stage III pressure ulcers is a complete assessment of total patient needs. Assessment usually includes wound type, location, measurement, and duration; nutrition; mobility; mental status; social...
The most important approach...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2009
Obesity in the US has reached epidemic proportions. Each day, the media features at least one article on the health consequences of extra weight. But another epidemic is occurring much more quietly in our nation’s hospitals, nursing...
Obesity in the US has reached epidemic proportions. Each day, the media features at least one article on the health consequences of extra weight. But another epidemic is occurring much more quietly in our nation’s hospitals, nursing...
Obesity in the US has...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2009
Increasing longevity is exerting a major impact on every sector of our economic and social structure, including healthcare. Modern technology and advanced pharmaceuticals render Americans less vulnerable to mortality from infections and...
Increasing longevity is exerting a major impact on every sector of our economic and social structure, including healthcare. Modern technology and advanced pharmaceuticals render Americans less vulnerable to mortality from infections and...
Increasing longevity is...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2009
Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self. — Arnold Toynbee
Maria Helena Larcher Caliri, RN, BSN, PhD, São Paulo, Brazil has been an...
Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self. — Arnold Toynbee
Maria Helena Larcher Caliri, RN, BSN, PhD, São Paulo, Brazil has been an...
Compassion is the desire that...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2009
On September 17, the AAWC will call for nominations for the 2010 AAWC Board of Directors election. On that date, all active members will receive an official email notification of the Call for Nominations for the 2010 – 2012 terms of...
On September 17, the AAWC will call for nominations for the 2010 AAWC Board of Directors election. On that date, all active members will receive an official email notification of the Call for Nominations for the 2010 – 2012 terms of...
On September 17, the AAWC...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
08/01/2009
Company launches website for clinicians
ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) recently launched a new website, www.Hydrofiber.com, to demonstrate how the company’s proprietary Hydrofiber® Technology is transforming wound care. The technology enables...
Company launches website for clinicians
ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) recently launched a new website, www.Hydrofiber.com, to demonstrate how the company’s proprietary Hydrofiber® Technology is transforming wound care. The technology enables...
Company launches website for...
08/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
