Volume 56 - Issue 2 - February, 2010
Feature
Empirical Studies
02/01/2010
Abstract: Monitoring wound progress is essential for evaluating and documenting treatment outcomes. The Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) was developed to track pressure ulcer (PU) progress but information about its utility for other...
Abstract: Monitoring wound progress is essential for evaluating and documenting treatment outcomes. The Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) was developed to track pressure ulcer (PU) progress but information about its utility for other...
Abstract: Monitoring wound...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
02/01/2010
Abstract
Surveying pressure ulcer (PU) prevalence is a common practice in some western countries and has served as a tool to improve prevention policies and procedures. Although attention on PU prevention has increased in China, no PU...
Abstract
Surveying pressure ulcer (PU) prevalence is a common practice in some western countries and has served as a tool to improve prevention policies and procedures. Although attention on PU prevention has increased in China, no PU...
Abstract
Surveying pressure...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
02/01/2010
Abstract: Heel pressure ulcers (PU) are a major concern in orthopedic patients. A prospective 6-month study was conducted in an acute care hospital in Canada to determine the incidence of heel PU in an orthopedic population, evaluate the...
Abstract: Heel pressure ulcers (PU) are a major concern in orthopedic patients. A prospective 6-month study was conducted in an acute care hospital in Canada to determine the incidence of heel PU in an orthopedic population, evaluate the...
Abstract: Heel pressure ulcers...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
02/01/2010
Lightweight postsurgical bra makes dressing changes easier
Dale Medical Products (Plainville, Mass) introduced a new postsurgical bra that features a lightweight and breathable fabric and a Velcro®–type front closure. The closure makes...
Lightweight postsurgical bra makes dressing changes easier
Dale Medical Products (Plainville, Mass) introduced a new postsurgical bra that features a lightweight and breathable fabric and a Velcro®–type front closure. The closure makes...
Lightweight postsurgical bra...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
02/01/2010
Skin grafts are frequently used over large and/or difficult-to-heal wounds such as burns, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and traumatic wounds. They can be created and applied in various ways. The split-thickness skin...
Skin grafts are frequently used over large and/or difficult-to-heal wounds such as burns, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and traumatic wounds. They can be created and applied in various ways. The split-thickness skin...
Skin grafts are frequently...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
02/01/2010
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) present treatment challenges, particularly in the home health setting. Home health care patients with VLUs often have multiple comorbidities, which complicate wound treatment and healing. Many patients are unable...
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) present treatment challenges, particularly in the home health setting. Home health care patients with VLUs often have multiple comorbidities, which complicate wound treatment and healing. Many patients are unable...
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs)...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
As a population, we are extremely concerned about weight. Whether it is the epidemic of overweight children developing very adult problems due to obesity or the rail thin models splashed across the pages of the latest fashion magazines,...
As a population, we are extremely concerned about weight. Whether it is the epidemic of overweight children developing very adult problems due to obesity or the rail thin models splashed across the pages of the latest fashion magazines,...
As a population, we are...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
The Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) recently reported on projections from the National Employment Matrix released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), highlighting the significant growth in demand for direct care workers...
The Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) recently reported on projections from the National Employment Matrix released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), highlighting the significant growth in demand for direct care workers...
The Paraprofessional...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Executive Spotlight
02/01/2010
For Geoff Mackay, President and CEO of Organogenesis (Canton, Mass), the pharmaceutical business feels more and more like a second home. He has become increasingly familiar with the industry through various leadership positions during...
For Geoff Mackay, President and CEO of Organogenesis (Canton, Mass), the pharmaceutical business feels more and more like a second home. He has become increasingly familiar with the industry through various leadership positions during...
For Geoff Mackay,...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Guest Editorial
02/01/2010
Despite an increasing number of products devoted to pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, pressure ulcers continue to be a healthcare problem throughout the world. The prevalence of pressure ulcers has remained approximately 15% in...
Despite an increasing number of products devoted to pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, pressure ulcers continue to be a healthcare problem throughout the world. The prevalence of pressure ulcers has remained approximately 15% in...
Despite an increasing number of...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
