Volume 56 - Issue 3 - March, 2010
Column
Editorial
03/01/2010
Until a few months ago, the work of the US Preventive Task Force — first convened by the US Public Health Service in 1984 — and the wide variety of their published guidelines had gone mostly unnoticed by the public. Then, the task...
Until a few months ago, the work of the US Preventive Task Force — first convened by the US Public Health Service in 1984 — and the wide variety of their published guidelines had gone mostly unnoticed by the public. Then, the task...
Until a few months ago, the...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
03/01/2010
In a practice setting with a high incidence of diabetes and diabetic foot ulcers, patients often have numerous comorbidities. Utilizing best practice guidelines and building on our experience with our patient population, we use a...
In a practice setting with a high incidence of diabetes and diabetic foot ulcers, patients often have numerous comorbidities. Utilizing best practice guidelines and building on our experience with our patient population, we use a...
In a practice setting with...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
03/01/2010
The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT, V.A.C. Therapy®, KCI, San Antonio, TX) has grown rapidly over recent years. The modality creates a healing-friendly environment by promoting the growth of granulation tissue and removing...
The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT, V.A.C. Therapy®, KCI, San Antonio, TX) has grown rapidly over recent years. The modality creates a healing-friendly environment by promoting the growth of granulation tissue and removing...
The use of negative...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2010
Optimizing a patient’s nutritional status is an integral part of modern medical care, particularly if the patient has a chronic wound. In order to determine the most appropriate medical nutrition therapy, a nutritional assessment is...
Optimizing a patient’s nutritional status is an integral part of modern medical care, particularly if the patient has a chronic wound. In order to determine the most appropriate medical nutrition therapy, a nutritional assessment is...
Optimizing a patient’s...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2010
Chronic constipation is quite common across the American population and responsible for 2.5 million physician office visits annually.1 Older people generally are more concerned with their bowel health than younger folks; they may be...
Chronic constipation is quite common across the American population and responsible for 2.5 million physician office visits annually.1 Older people generally are more concerned with their bowel health than younger folks; they may be...
Chronic constipation is...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2010
Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be – Henry David Thoreau
Deborah Warner, ARNP, MS, CWCN, received her Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees in Nursing in 1983 and 1991, respectively, from the College of...
Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be – Henry David Thoreau
Deborah Warner, ARNP, MS, CWCN, received her Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees in Nursing in 1983 and 1991, respectively, from the College of...
Thought is the sculptor who can...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2010
Patient/Caregiver Resource Center Soon to Launch
The AAWC is developing a Patient/Caregiver Resource Center — a dedicated portion of the AAWC website that endeavors to bring patients and their caregivers together to share their stories,...
Patient/Caregiver Resource Center Soon to Launch
The AAWC is developing a Patient/Caregiver Resource Center — a dedicated portion of the AAWC website that endeavors to bring patients and their caregivers together to share their stories,...
Patient/Caregiver Resource...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2010
April 17–20, 2010 Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center Orlando, Florida
The Exhibit Hall at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) is testament to the conference’s status as the premier wound care educational event. One...
April 17–20, 2010 Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center Orlando, Florida
The Exhibit Hall at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) is testament to the conference’s status as the premier wound care educational event. One...
April 17–20, 2010 Gaylord Palms...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
03/01/2010
Abstract: Knowledge about practice patterns and optimal usage criteria for topical antimicrobial dressings is limited. A retrospective data analysis was conducted to evaluate: 1) the length of time these dressings are applied in a typical...
Abstract: Knowledge about practice patterns and optimal usage criteria for topical antimicrobial dressings is limited. A retrospective data analysis was conducted to evaluate: 1) the length of time these dressings are applied in a typical...
Abstract: Knowledge about...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
03/01/2010
Abstract: Percent area reduction (PAR) after 4 weeks of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) treatment has been suggested as a clinical monitoring parameter to distinguish DFUs that will heal within 12 weeks from those that will not despite standard...
Abstract: Percent area reduction (PAR) after 4 weeks of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) treatment has been suggested as a clinical monitoring parameter to distinguish DFUs that will heal within 12 weeks from those that will not despite standard...
Abstract: Percent area reduction...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
