Volume 56 - Issue 2 - February, 2010
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
Department
02/01/2010
Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare. — Japanese proverb
As many as 60,000 patients die each year as a result of conditions related to pressure ulcers. To recognize the tremendous impact pressure...
Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare. — Japanese proverb
As many as 60,000 patients die each year as a result of conditions related to pressure ulcers. To recognize the tremendous impact pressure...
Vision without action is a...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
Ostomy Wound Management recently had the chance to talk with Kinetic Concepts, Inc.’s ([KCI] San Antonio, Texas) spokesperson Katie Gaultney to learn about her company’s efforts to provide much-needed medical supplies and aid to Haitian...
Ostomy Wound Management recently had the chance to talk with Kinetic Concepts, Inc.’s ([KCI] San Antonio, Texas) spokesperson Katie Gaultney to learn about her company’s efforts to provide much-needed medical supplies and aid to Haitian...
Ostomy Wound Management...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
Federal Drug Administration Selects AAWC to Participate in Questionnaire Regarding Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
Recently, the AAWC was asked by the FDA to participate in a questionnaire related to NPWT in the home environment....
Federal Drug Administration Selects AAWC to Participate in Questionnaire Regarding Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
Recently, the AAWC was asked by the FDA to participate in a questionnaire related to NPWT in the home environment....
Federal Drug Administration...
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
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
