Volume 56 - Issue 4 - April, 2010
Feature
Empirical Studies
04/01/2010
Abstract
Since Sackett et al established the defining principles almost 20 years ago, the concept evidence-based medicine (EBM) has grown and is reflected in the current US healthcare reform debate.
To determine the relevancy of EBM...
Abstract
Since Sackett et al established the defining principles almost 20 years ago, the concept evidence-based medicine (EBM) has grown and is reflected in the current US healthcare reform debate.
To determine the relevancy of EBM...
Abstract
Since Sackett et al...
04/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Executive Spotlight
04/01/2010
Founded in 1984, Derma Sciences, Inc. (Princeton, NJ) is a fully integrated manufacturer, marketer, and supplier of a complete line of wound and skin care products. The company’s products fall into five categories: Advanced Wound Care,...
Founded in 1984, Derma Sciences, Inc. (Princeton, NJ) is a fully integrated manufacturer, marketer, and supplier of a complete line of wound and skin care products. The company’s products fall into five categories: Advanced Wound Care,...
Founded in 1984, Derma...
04/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Letter from the Editor
04/01/2010
Much to the country’s delight/chagrin, we are reforming healthcare. No one is questioning the need to ensure that everyone in the US has access to quality medical care. But what’s the price to insure and why is so much of the burden...
Much to the country’s delight/chagrin, we are reforming healthcare. No one is questioning the need to ensure that everyone in the US has access to quality medical care. But what’s the price to insure and why is so much of the burden...
Much to the country’s...
04/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
04/01/2010
Doctors at the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine (Winston Salem, NC) have come up with another astounding breakthrough. They recently designed an inkjet printer-like device that sprays new skin cells onto damaged burn tissue...
Doctors at the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine (Winston Salem, NC) have come up with another astounding breakthrough. They recently designed an inkjet printer-like device that sprays new skin cells onto damaged burn tissue...
Doctors at the Wake Forest...
04/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
04/01/2010
Wound debridement is a vital function in wound healing. Chronic wounds may have decreased cellular activity, increased amounts of protease activity, and may stall in various stages of wound healing. As a result, debridement is necessary...
Wound debridement is a vital function in wound healing. Chronic wounds may have decreased cellular activity, increased amounts of protease activity, and may stall in various stages of wound healing. As a result, debridement is necessary...
Wound debridement is a...
04/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention