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Volume 49 - Issue 3 - March, 2003

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Case Report
Calciphylaxis: A Case Study with Differential Diagnosis
03/01/2003
Abstract   Calciphylaxis is a relatively rare, but horribly disfiguring, skin condition that is most often associated with end-stage renal disease and long-term dialysis. Unfortunately, calciphylaxis-related morbidity and mortality are...
Abstract   Calciphylaxis is a relatively rare, but horribly disfiguring, skin condition that is most often associated with end-stage renal disease and long-term dialysis. Unfortunately, calciphylaxis-related morbidity and mortality are...
Abstract   Calciphylaxis is a...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Analysis of Localized Erythema using Clinical Indicators and Spectroscopy
03/01/2003
Abstract   Localized erythema is regularly used as an indicator of post-ischemic events, including reactive hyperemia and Stage I pressure ulcers. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel definition of a Stage I ulcer includes both visual...
Abstract   Localized erythema is regularly used as an indicator of post-ischemic events, including reactive hyperemia and Stage I pressure ulcers. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel definition of a Stage I ulcer includes both visual...
Abstract   Localized erythema...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers by Undergraduate Nursing Students in Brazil
03/01/2003
Abstract   The purpose of this study was to examine Brazilian nursing students’ knowledge of pressure ulcers. Third- and fourth-year undergraduate baccalaureate students at a public university in Brazil (N = 83) were asked to provide...
Abstract   The purpose of this study was to examine Brazilian nursing students’ knowledge of pressure ulcers. Third- and fourth-year undergraduate baccalaureate students at a public university in Brazil (N = 83) were asked to provide...
Abstract   The purpose of this...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
New Products and Industry News
03/01/2003
Wound matrix product receives conditional letter of inclusion    Healthpoint Ltd. (Fort Worth, TX, USA) announced that OASIS® Wound Matrix received a conditional letter of inclusion for publication in the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)....
Wound matrix product receives conditional letter of inclusion    Healthpoint Ltd. (Fort Worth, TX, USA) announced that OASIS® Wound Matrix received a conditional letter of inclusion for publication in the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)....
Wound matrix product receives...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Special to OWM: The State of the Science on Urinary Incontinence
03/01/2003
  The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing; the Penn Center for Continence and Pelvic Health, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center; and the American Journal of Nursing, in collaboration with the...
  The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing; the Penn Center for Continence and Pelvic Health, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center; and the American Journal of Nursing, in collaboration with the...
  The University of North...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Addressing the Pain: Pain Doesn`t Have to be a Part of Wound Care
03/01/2003
  The pain experience is an unpleasant sensory and emotional response to injury - only the person enduring the sensation can provide an accurate description. We have learned from the field of psychoimmunology that emotions strongly influence...
  The pain experience is an unpleasant sensory and emotional response to injury - only the person enduring the sensation can provide an accurate description. We have learned from the field of psychoimmunology that emotions strongly influence...
  The pain experience is an...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: The Hype in Hypoallergenic
03/01/2003
  Maintenance of intact peristomal skin is a constant challenge for clinicians caring for patients with stomas, but particularly in patients with allergic contact dermatitis. Localized allergic responses to products used for ostomy management...
  Maintenance of intact peristomal skin is a constant challenge for clinicians caring for patients with stomas, but particularly in patients with allergic contact dermatitis. Localized allergic responses to products used for ostomy management...
  Maintenance of intact...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: Evidence-Based Practice in Long-Term Care
03/01/2003
  In her role as clinical consultant for NuCare Services Corporation, Lincolnwood, Ill., Susan Langmaid, BSN, CWOCN, has oversight of staff education, standardization of protocols and policies, the development of programs, product selection,...
  In her role as clinical consultant for NuCare Services Corporation, Lincolnwood, Ill., Susan Langmaid, BSN, CWOCN, has oversight of staff education, standardization of protocols and policies, the development of programs, product selection,...
  In her role as clinical...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
March Forward with Review and Regulation
03/01/2003
   CMS Issues New Requirements for Durable Medical Equipment in Skilled Nursing Facilities For years, Medicare has paid for medically necessary durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and medical supplies (DMEPOS) for use in the...
   CMS Issues New Requirements for Durable Medical Equipment in Skilled Nursing Facilities For years, Medicare has paid for medically necessary durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and medical supplies (DMEPOS) for use in the...
   CMS Issues New Requirements...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Editorial
Editor`s Opinion: Black and White
03/01/2003
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. -Author unknown   Let's face it. Life is a lot less tiresome when you can stop thinking - when your mind is made up and the answers are at your fingertips. During times like these,...
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. -Author unknown   Let's face it. Life is a lot less tiresome when you can stop thinking - when your mind is made up and the answers are at your fingertips. During times like these,...
A conclusion is the place where...
03/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention

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The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds
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