Volume 56 - Issue 5 - May, 2010
Column
Letter from the Editor
05/10/2010
Takahashi PY. Chandra A, Cha SS, Crane SJ. A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2010;56(4):60–66.
Since publication of the April 2010 issue of Ostomy Wound...
Takahashi PY. Chandra A, Cha SS, Crane SJ. A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2010;56(4):60–66.
Since publication of the April 2010 issue of Ostomy Wound...
Takahashi PY. Chandra A, Cha SS,...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Executive Spotlight
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
05/10/2010
Abstract
Institutionally acquired pressure ulcers are used as outcome indicators to assess the quality of pressure ulcer prevention programs. Determining whether quality improvement projects that aim to decrease the proportions of...
Abstract
Institutionally acquired pressure ulcers are used as outcome indicators to assess the quality of pressure ulcer prevention programs. Determining whether quality improvement projects that aim to decrease the proportions of...
Abstract
Institutionally...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
05/10/2010
Abstract: Lower-extremity ulcers represent the largest group of ulcers presenting to an outpatient wound care clinic and, of those, ulcers due to venous insufficiency and venous hypertension make up the largest subgroup of these ulcers....
Abstract: Lower-extremity ulcers represent the largest group of ulcers presenting to an outpatient wound care clinic and, of those, ulcers due to venous insufficiency and venous hypertension make up the largest subgroup of these ulcers....
Abstract: Lower-extremity...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
05/10/2010
Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy study results support an in vitro bactericidal effect of low-frequency ultrasound (LFU) delivered at 40 kHz on bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The purpose of...
Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy study results support an in vitro bactericidal effect of low-frequency ultrasound (LFU) delivered at 40 kHz on bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The purpose of...
Abstract
Scanning electron...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
05/10/2010
Abstract
The creation of a stoma can profoundly affect a patient’s quality of life. A prospective, 3-month multicenter study was conducted to evaluate stoma patient quality of life among volunteers receiving standard clinical follow-up...
Abstract
The creation of a stoma can profoundly affect a patient’s quality of life. A prospective, 3-month multicenter study was conducted to evaluate stoma patient quality of life among volunteers receiving standard clinical follow-up...
Abstract
The creation of a...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
05/10/2010
In the long-term care (LTC) setting where the number of Registered Nurses (RN) and specially trained wound care nurses may be limited, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) typically provide resident care....
In the long-term care (LTC) setting where the number of Registered Nurses (RN) and specially trained wound care nurses may be limited, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) typically provide resident care....
In the long-term care (LTC)...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
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The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel1 (NPUAP) defines a pressure ulcer (PU) as “a localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, that results from pressure (including pressure associated with...
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel1 (NPUAP) defines a pressure ulcer (PU) as “a localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, that results from pressure (including pressure associated with...
The National Pressure Ulcer...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
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An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure designed to solve a specific problem by advancing through a series of pre-determined logical steps. Initially used in computers and digital processing, algorithms now are used for many diagnostic...
An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure designed to solve a specific problem by advancing through a series of pre-determined logical steps. Initially used in computers and digital processing, algorithms now are used for many diagnostic...
An algorithm is a...
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Wound Management & Prevention
05/10/2010
Weird Science: May 25, 2010
Air Force Treats Wounds with Lasers and Nanotechnology
Long gone are stitches and old-school sutures. The Air Force is now funding scientists who are using nanotechnology and lasers to seal up wounds at a...
Weird Science: May 25, 2010
Air Force Treats Wounds with Lasers and Nanotechnology
Long gone are stitches and old-school sutures. The Air Force is now funding scientists who are using nanotechnology and lasers to seal up wounds at a...
Weird Science: May 25, 2010
Air...
05/10/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
