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Volume 50 - Issue 8 - August, 2004

Department
08/01/2004
    Correctly staging a pressure ulcer is often a difficult task, even for experienced clinicians. An ulcer rarely fits neatly into one of the required fields of the MDS or OASIS form; plus, these standardized forms require the wound to be...
    Correctly staging a pressure ulcer is often a difficult task, even for experienced clinicians. An ulcer rarely fits neatly into one of the required fields of the MDS or OASIS form; plus, these standardized forms require the wound to be...
    Correctly staging a pressure...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2004
    SAWC Co-Chairpeople and newly named Emeritus O/WM Editorial Board members Evonne Fowler, RN, CNS, CWOCN, and Robert S. Kirsner, MD, share a photo op. The two take great pains to ensure that as far as educational content is concerned,...
    SAWC Co-Chairpeople and newly named Emeritus O/WM Editorial Board members Evonne Fowler, RN, CNS, CWOCN, and Robert S. Kirsner, MD, share a photo op. The two take great pains to ensure that as far as educational content is concerned,...
    SAWC Co-Chairpeople and...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2004
    Like the fields of clinical practice it serves, Ostomy/Wound Management changes and grows to reflect the needs and interests of its readers. New columns are added. Editorial responsibilities shift. Long-time Editorial Board members assume...
    Like the fields of clinical practice it serves, Ostomy/Wound Management changes and grows to reflect the needs and interests of its readers. New columns are added. Editorial responsibilities shift. Long-time Editorial Board members assume...
    Like the fields of clinical...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2004
    The term inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) refers to a group of rare genetic diseases characterized by the presence of extremely fragile skin and recurrent blister formation. Any trauma or minor friction to the skin or mucous membranes...
    The term inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) refers to a group of rare genetic diseases characterized by the presence of extremely fragile skin and recurrent blister formation. Any trauma or minor friction to the skin or mucous membranes...
    The term inherited...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
08/01/2004
A king is one who has few things to desire and many things to fear. - Francis Bacon     In 1812, physicians caring for England's "Mad" King George III reported a bluish tinge to the King's urine that left "a pale blue ring upon the glass...
A king is one who has few things to desire and many things to fear. - Francis Bacon     In 1812, physicians caring for England's "Mad" King George III reported a bluish tinge to the King's urine that left "a pale blue ring upon the glass...
A king is one who has few things...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2004
    Podiatry is in David Armstrong's genes. His father was a podiatrist and little David would enjoy going to his office, proud of the fact that people would come in hurting and leave feeling better. But it wasn't only that sense of instant...
    Podiatry is in David Armstrong's genes. His father was a podiatrist and little David would enjoy going to his office, proud of the fact that people would come in hurting and leave feeling better. But it wasn't only that sense of instant...
    Podiatry is in David...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2004
Top Five DME Categories Set for Cuts in 2005     The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) included provisions for a cut in reimbursement for power and standard wheelchairs, nebulizers, beds, air mattresses, and diabetic supplies to take effect...
Top Five DME Categories Set for Cuts in 2005     The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) included provisions for a cut in reimbursement for power and standard wheelchairs, nebulizers, beds, air mattresses, and diabetic supplies to take effect...
Top Five DME Categories Set for...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2004
New ostomy products more hygienic and comfortable     Coloplast (Atlanta, Ga.) announced the launch of Assura® EasiClose™ WIDE Outlet ostomy pouch and the Assura® AC (Adhesive Coupling) Convex Light. EasiClose™ WIDE Outlet is designed to...
New ostomy products more hygienic and comfortable     Coloplast (Atlanta, Ga.) announced the launch of Assura® EasiClose™ WIDE Outlet ostomy pouch and the Assura® AC (Adhesive Coupling) Convex Light. EasiClose™ WIDE Outlet is designed to...
New ostomy products more...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Letters to the Editor
08/01/2004
Dear Editor,     The particularly apt title of the June editorial - "The Perfect Storm" (Ostomy/Wound Management. 2004;50(6):6-8) - is most definitely not hyperbole. As a country, we will have to make a clear and decisive choice within the...
Dear Editor,     The particularly apt title of the June editorial - "The Perfect Storm" (Ostomy/Wound Management. 2004;50(6):6-8) - is most definitely not hyperbole. As a country, we will have to make a clear and decisive choice within the...
Dear Editor,     The...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
08/01/2004
    Bacteria and other micro-organisms affect wound healing. Almost 40 years ago, Bendy et al1 demonstrated a direct link between bacterial wound bioburden and subsequent healing. Further investigation by Robson et al2 confirmed that a wound...
    Bacteria and other micro-organisms affect wound healing. Almost 40 years ago, Bendy et al1 demonstrated a direct link between bacterial wound bioburden and subsequent healing. Further investigation by Robson et al2 confirmed that a wound...
    Bacteria and other...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention