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Volume 49 - Issue 9 - September, 2003

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New Products and Industry News
09/01/2003
New skin care system combines product lines    Smith + Nephew's (Largo, Florida) new skin care system, SECURA™, combines the TRIPLE CARE™ and NURSING CARE™ product lines into one new convenient brand. The new line is user-friendly and...
New skin care system combines product lines    Smith + Nephew's (Largo, Florida) new skin care system, SECURA™, combines the TRIPLE CARE™ and NURSING CARE™ product lines into one new convenient brand. The new line is user-friendly and...
New skin care system combines...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Special to OWM: Honoring the Honoree
09/01/2003
   George T. Rodeheaver, PhD, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va., was presented the 2003 Founder's Award at the 16th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), April 28- May...
   George T. Rodeheaver, PhD, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va., was presented the 2003 Founder's Award at the 16th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), April 28- May...
   George T. Rodeheaver, PhD,...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Addressing the Pain: Plain Talk about Wound Pain
09/01/2003
   To some degree, almost every person with an open wound experiences pain. The pain may occur during wound cleansing or debridement (noncyclic pain), during repeated treatments such as daily dressing changes or repositioning (cyclic wound...
   To some degree, almost every person with an open wound experiences pain. The pain may occur during wound cleansing or debridement (noncyclic pain), during repeated treatments such as daily dressing changes or repositioning (cyclic wound...
   To some degree, almost every...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
The Place Where Business Logic Meets Outcomes
09/01/2003
   Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business pending, both what to do and what to hope. -William Penn    In response to the...
   Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business pending, both what to do and what to hope. -William Penn    In response to the...
   Method goes far to prevent...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Patient Teaching: Intestinal Obstruction
09/01/2003
   Because bowel obstruction is a common complication that quickly can become a medical emergency, patients with ileostomies and colostomies should be educated on the etiology of intestinal obstruction, ways to protect against its occurrence,...
   Because bowel obstruction is a common complication that quickly can become a medical emergency, patients with ileostomies and colostomies should be educated on the etiology of intestinal obstruction, ways to protect against its occurrence,...
   Because bowel obstruction is...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: Double the Dedication
09/01/2003
   Sandi Brunello, RN, BSN, CWOCN, is a twin - a circumstance of interest here because her "younger" twin sister brought her into the fold of wound and ostomy care. Tammi Short, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CWOCN, needed help at her hospital. Realizing...
   Sandi Brunello, RN, BSN, CWOCN, is a twin - a circumstance of interest here because her "younger" twin sister brought her into the fold of wound and ostomy care. Tammi Short, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CWOCN, needed help at her hospital. Realizing...
   Sandi Brunello, RN, BSN,...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Editorial
Editor`s Opinion: Choose to be Part of the Solution – Not Part of the Problem
09/01/2003
  If you live in the US and not in a cave, you have heard your share of stories and opinions on the current medical malpractice crisis. Perhaps you joined striking physicians, signed petitions demanding legislative relief, moved, changed...
  If you live in the US and not in a cave, you have heard your share of stories and opinions on the current medical malpractice crisis. Perhaps you joined striking physicians, signed petitions demanding legislative relief, moved, changed...
  If you live in the US and not...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
Evaluation of Two Calcium Alginate Dressings in the Management of Venous Ulcers
09/01/2003
   Chronic wounds are a significant problem worldwide, resulting in substantial morbidity and cost to healthcare systems. Chronic venous insufficiency affects approximately 5% of the adult population in developed countries, and the prevalence...
   Chronic wounds are a significant problem worldwide, resulting in substantial morbidity and cost to healthcare systems. Chronic venous insufficiency affects approximately 5% of the adult population in developed countries, and the prevalence...
   Chronic wounds are a...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Preparing the Wound for Healing: The Effect of Activated Polyacrylate Dressing on Debridement
09/01/2003
   An important aspect of preparing wound beds for healing is debridement - removal of non-viable or necrotic tissue until only healthy tissue is exposed. Wounds with necrosis have high levels of bacteria and toxins1 and are more likely to...
   An important aspect of preparing wound beds for healing is debridement - removal of non-viable or necrotic tissue until only healthy tissue is exposed. Wounds with necrosis have high levels of bacteria and toxins1 and are more likely to...
   An important aspect of...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
A Study to Compare a New Self-Adherent Soft Silicone Dressing with a Self-Adherent Polymer Dressing in Stage II Pressure Ulcers
09/01/2003
   Pressure ulcers are a common and painful problem among the elderly. Despite progress in prevention, many patients still develop pressure ulcers, and managing these wounds remains a challenge to healthcare professionals.    Most wound...
   Pressure ulcers are a common and painful problem among the elderly. Despite progress in prevention, many patients still develop pressure ulcers, and managing these wounds remains a challenge to healthcare professionals.    Most wound...
   Pressure ulcers are a common...
09/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention

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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
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