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Volume 50 - Issue 3 - March, 2004

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Gaining Clarity on Medicare Changes
03/01/2004
   Getting one's brain wrapped around the enormous changes to the Medicare program contained in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act is no simple task. The gargantuan bill enacts some of the most sweeping changes...
   Getting one's brain wrapped around the enormous changes to the Medicare program contained in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act is no simple task. The gargantuan bill enacts some of the most sweeping changes...
   Getting one's brain wrapped...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: Building Bridges Among Disciplines
03/01/2004
   Bonnie Sparks-DeFriese, PT, RN, CWS, CWOCN, was attracted to wound care during her first clinical observation in 1982. She started reading and attending as many wound care educational programs as possible, eventually shaping her physical...
   Bonnie Sparks-DeFriese, PT, RN, CWS, CWOCN, was attracted to wound care during her first clinical observation in 1982. She started reading and attending as many wound care educational programs as possible, eventually shaping her physical...
   Bonnie Sparks-DeFriese, PT,...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Exercise and Ostomy
03/01/2004
   Ostomy patients are often told not to lift "anything heavier than a plate" during the first few postoperative weeks - not only to protect the abdominal and/or perineal incisions, but also to reduce the potential for developing a peristomal...
   Ostomy patients are often told not to lift "anything heavier than a plate" during the first few postoperative weeks - not only to protect the abdominal and/or perineal incisions, but also to reduce the potential for developing a peristomal...
   Ostomy patients are often...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
SAWC Exhibitors Preview
03/01/2004
   Each year the Exhibitors Preview highlights some of the companies, products, and services that will be presented during the upcoming Symposium on Advanced Wound Care + Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair. Each exhibit represents a...
   Each year the Exhibitors Preview highlights some of the companies, products, and services that will be presented during the upcoming Symposium on Advanced Wound Care + Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair. Each exhibit represents a...
   Each year the Exhibitors...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
New Products and Industry News
03/01/2004
Once-a-day moisturizer combats xerosis effects    Coloplast Corp. (Atlanta, Ga.) has introduced Sween 24, a routine, long-lasting, once-a-day moisturizer for dry, flaky skin associated with xerosis. The non-greasy formulation spreads easily,...
Once-a-day moisturizer combats xerosis effects    Coloplast Corp. (Atlanta, Ga.) has introduced Sween 24, a routine, long-lasting, once-a-day moisturizer for dry, flaky skin associated with xerosis. The non-greasy formulation spreads easily,...
Once-a-day moisturizer combats...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
The Effect of Different Formulations of Equivalent Active Ingredients on the Performance of Two Topical Wound Treatment Products
03/01/2004
   A pressure ulcer is a localized area of tissue necrosis that occurs when soft tissue is compressed between a bony prominence and an external surface. This condition occurs most commonly in frail, elderly patients, but may occur in persons...
   A pressure ulcer is a localized area of tissue necrosis that occurs when soft tissue is compressed between a bony prominence and an external surface. This condition occurs most commonly in frail, elderly patients, but may occur in persons...
   A pressure ulcer is a...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Preventing Hospital-acquired Pressure Ulcers: A Point Prevalence Study
03/01/2004
   Pressure ulcers are all-too-often an outcome of acute and chronic illness. They occur across the continuum of care and their prevalence among patients in acute care ranges from 3.5% to 29.5%.1,2 Determining prevalence can be useful for...
   Pressure ulcers are all-too-often an outcome of acute and chronic illness. They occur across the continuum of care and their prevalence among patients in acute care ranges from 3.5% to 29.5%.1,2 Determining prevalence can be useful for...
   Pressure ulcers are...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Vacuum-Assisted Closure Used for Healing Chronic Wounds and Skin Grafts in the Lower Extremities
03/01/2004
   Among the current adjunctive treatment modalities available for the treatment of chronic wounds, vacuum -assisted closure (VAC, V.A.C.®, KCI, San Antonio, Tex.) therapy has shown promising results.1,2 Vacuum-assisted closure is most...
   Among the current adjunctive treatment modalities available for the treatment of chronic wounds, vacuum -assisted closure (VAC, V.A.C.®, KCI, San Antonio, Tex.) therapy has shown promising results.1,2 Vacuum-assisted closure is most...
   Among the current adjunctive...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention

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Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: Tradition versus Translation
03/01/2004
   New management tools are constantly coming onto the clinical scene for wound care, including dressings, specialty beds, treatment modalities, and assessment instruments. The researcher's job is to decide if they are as good as the...
   New management tools are constantly coming onto the clinical scene for wound care, including dressings, specialty beds, treatment modalities, and assessment instruments. The researcher's job is to decide if they are as good as the...
   New management tools are...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: Balancing the Scales while "Making a Difference"
03/01/2004
Dear Editor,    Regarding "Small Details Make A Difference: Tail Closures" (Ostomy/Wound Management. 2004;50[1]:12), the article criticized Velcro® because it catches on clothing, tends to become soiled, and is difficult to clean. In our...
Dear Editor,    Regarding "Small Details Make A Difference: Tail Closures" (Ostomy/Wound Management. 2004;50[1]:12), the article criticized Velcro® because it catches on clothing, tends to become soiled, and is difficult to clean. In our...
Dear Editor,    Regarding...
03/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention

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Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing
Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.
The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds
The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases. 

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