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Volume 50 - Issue 8 - August, 2004

Feature

Empirical Studies
A Comparison of an Antimicrobial Wound Cleanser to Normal Saline in Reduction of Bioburden and its Effect on Wound Healing
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
Empirical Studies
Impact of Antimicrobial Gauze on Bacterial Colonies in Wounds that Require Packing
08/01/2004
    Heavy microbial contamination has a negative effect on wound healing. Polymicrobial colonization and the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria may impede the healing of delayed closure surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, and diabetic...
    Heavy microbial contamination has a negative effect on wound healing. Polymicrobial colonization and the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria may impede the healing of delayed closure surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, and diabetic...
    Heavy microbial...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Bedrails: Restraints or Enablers?
08/01/2004
    In 1987, Congress passed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) to address growing concerns about conditions in long-term care facilities. The Nursing Home Quality Reform Act (NHRA) was included in the OBRA legislation to...
    In 1987, Congress passed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) to address growing concerns about conditions in long-term care facilities. The Nursing Home Quality Reform Act (NHRA) was included in the OBRA legislation to...
    In 1987, Congress passed the...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: The NPUAP Support Surface Standards Initiative
08/01/2004
    Support surfaces are widely accepted as some of the most important tools used to help prevent the development of pressure ulcers and to help heal existing ulcers. Yet, deciding which support surface- which mattress, bed, overlay or...
    Support surfaces are widely accepted as some of the most important tools used to help prevent the development of pressure ulcers and to help heal existing ulcers. Yet, deciding which support surface- which mattress, bed, overlay or...
    Support surfaces are widely...
08/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Special to OWM: Merging Missions: NPUAP 2005 Biennial Conference
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
Highlights from the The 17th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care & 14th Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair
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
Special to OWM: OWM in Transition
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
Addressing the Pain: Pain Management in Epidermolysis Bullosa: An Intractable Problem
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
The Ostomy Files: The King`s Royal Urine
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

Letters to the Editor
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

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