Volume 52 - Issue 4 - April, 2006
Feature
Empirical Studies
04/01/2006
The aging process produces multiple changes in the skin and underlying tissues that render elderly persons more susceptible to injury and less able to heal. Clinical study results have documented a decline in the number of mast cells and...
The aging process produces multiple changes in the skin and underlying tissues that render elderly persons more susceptible to injury and less able to heal. Clinical study results have documented a decline in the number of mast cells and...
The aging process produces...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2006
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a worldwide health problem. In addition to delaying HIV progression, a goal of treatment is to maintain optimal quality of life. Because wounds have the...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a worldwide health problem. In addition to delaying HIV progression, a goal of treatment is to maintain optimal quality of life. Because wounds have the...
Human immunodeficiency virus...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
04/01/2006
A fistula is an abnormal opening between two or more organs or structures. The etiology of postsurgical fistula formation varies widely according to the organs involved, precipitating factors, patient risk factors, and surgical technique...
A fistula is an abnormal opening between two or more organs or structures. The etiology of postsurgical fistula formation varies widely according to the organs involved, precipitating factors, patient risk factors, and surgical technique...
A fistula is an abnormal...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
04/01/2006
Pathology and Risk Factors of Perineal Skin Breakdown
Perineal skin breakdown secondary to incontinence can range in severity and may present as one or all of the following symptoms: erythema, swelling, oozing, vesiculation, crusting,...
Pathology and Risk Factors of Perineal Skin Breakdown
Perineal skin breakdown secondary to incontinence can range in severity and may present as one or all of the following symptoms: erythema, swelling, oozing, vesiculation, crusting,...
Pathology and Risk Factors of...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
04/01/2006
In the quest to maintain skin integrity, reduce pain, and improve outcomes for preterm infants (babies born before 37 weeks gestation1), neonatal intensive care clinicians must balance technology with tissue protection. Protecting the...
In the quest to maintain skin integrity, reduce pain, and improve outcomes for preterm infants (babies born before 37 weeks gestation1), neonatal intensive care clinicians must balance technology with tissue protection. Protecting the...
In the quest to maintain...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2006
Front lines. We use the armed services metaphor to refer to clinicians directly involved in patient care. For Olga C. Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CPHQ (Colonel, Army Nurse and Deputy Commander for Nursing), the term is not an analogy.
The...
Front lines. We use the armed services metaphor to refer to clinicians directly involved in patient care. For Olga C. Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CPHQ (Colonel, Army Nurse and Deputy Commander for Nursing), the term is not an analogy.
The...
Front lines. We use the...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2006
Of the estimated 16 million Americans who have diabetes, 15% to 20% will develop a diabetic foot ulcer.1 There are 2.5 million Americans with venous leg ulcers2; more than 2.1 million have pressure ulcers.3 This year the first baby boomer...
Of the estimated 16 million Americans who have diabetes, 15% to 20% will develop a diabetic foot ulcer.1 There are 2.5 million Americans with venous leg ulcers2; more than 2.1 million have pressure ulcers.3 This year the first baby boomer...
Of the estimated 16 million...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Special Report
04/01/2006
Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers: The 3-Step Program is a professionally produced, non-commercial, 18-minute video designed to help people with diabetes and their family members understand three important steps they can take to help...
Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers: The 3-Step Program is a professionally produced, non-commercial, 18-minute video designed to help people with diabetes and their family members understand three important steps they can take to help...
Preventing Diabetic Foot...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2006
Undergarment briefs help nourish and protect skin
Medline Industries Inc. (Mundelein, Ill) announces the launch of Restore™ briefs treated with Remedy™ Skin Repair Cream, a new skin care treatment that nourishes and protects patients’...
Undergarment briefs help nourish and protect skin
Medline Industries Inc. (Mundelein, Ill) announces the launch of Restore™ briefs treated with Remedy™ Skin Repair Cream, a new skin care treatment that nourishes and protects patients’...
Undergarment briefs help nourish...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Letter from the Editor
04/01/2006
Congratulations. If you are reading this journal, you have achieved some measure of success. You established a career path, earned a clinical degree and/or certification, and added initials after your name. You are making a difference in...
Congratulations. If you are reading this journal, you have achieved some measure of success. You established a career path, earned a clinical degree and/or certification, and added initials after your name. You are making a difference in...
Congratulations. If you are...
04/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
