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Volume 48 - Issue 4 - April, 2002

Feature

Case Report
04/01/2002
   Classical evaluation of a wound consists of descriptors of location, size (length, width, and depth), presence or absence of drainage, odor, and swelling. A description of the periwound is also important with regard to swelling, color, and...
   Classical evaluation of a wound consists of descriptors of location, size (length, width, and depth), presence or absence of drainage, odor, and swelling. A description of the periwound is also important with regard to swelling, color, and...
   Classical evaluation of a...
04/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2002
   Skin is an important body component that performs many critical functions. First in the line of defense for the immune system, skin helps protect the body from invasion by potentially dangerous substances.1 Body temperature regulation is...
   Skin is an important body component that performs many critical functions. First in the line of defense for the immune system, skin helps protect the body from invasion by potentially dangerous substances.1 Body temperature regulation is...
   Skin is an important body...
04/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
04/01/2002
   The presence of pressure ulcers in elderly patients is a widespread problem that results in considerable healthcare costs.1-3 For example, the incidence of Stage II and worse pressure ulcers has been reported to be more than 30% in nursing...
   The presence of pressure ulcers in elderly patients is a widespread problem that results in considerable healthcare costs.1-3 For example, the incidence of Stage II and worse pressure ulcers has been reported to be more than 30% in nursing...
   The presence of pressure...
04/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention