Volume 55 - Issue 8 - August, 2009
Department
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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...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
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Congratulations — you’ve just finished conducting your needs assessment. What comes next? Action items should focus on determining what information needs to be taught and how to teach it. Learning is defined as a change in behavior —...
Congratulations — you’ve just finished conducting your needs assessment. What comes next? Action items should focus on determining what information needs to be taught and how to teach it. Learning is defined as a change in behavior —...
Congratulations — you’ve...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
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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...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
08/01/2009
Abstract:
Complex diabetic ulcers of the lower extremity can be slow to heal and may lead to amputation. A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a form of electrical stimulation using high-voltage, pulsed current (HVPC)...
Abstract:
Complex diabetic ulcers of the lower extremity can be slow to heal and may lead to amputation. A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a form of electrical stimulation using high-voltage, pulsed current (HVPC)...
Abstract:
Complex diabetic...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
08/01/2009
Abstract
Multiple patient comorbidities and environmental factors increase the risk of incisional wound complications. The literature suggests that negative pressure therapy (NPT) on clean closed surgical incisions may help reduce the risk...
Abstract
Multiple patient comorbidities and environmental factors increase the risk of incisional wound complications. The literature suggests that negative pressure therapy (NPT) on clean closed surgical incisions may help reduce the risk...
Abstract
Multiple patient...
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Wound Management & Prevention
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...
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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...
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Wound Management & Prevention
