Volume 50 - Issue 9 - September, 2004
Feature
Empirical Studies
09/01/2004
Continued from Part 1
Bleeding. Bleeding, either superficial bleeding that does not stop spontaneously or excessive bleeding from the stoma usually at the mucocutaneous junction, must be differentiated from the occasional bleeding a...
Continued from Part 1
Bleeding. Bleeding, either superficial bleeding that does not stop spontaneously or excessive bleeding from the stoma usually at the mucocutaneous junction, must be differentiated from the occasional bleeding a...
Continued from Part 1
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Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
09/01/2004
Ostomy surgery results in a dramatic alteration in elimination processes and body image - changes that impact both the patient and family. Peristomal skin complications further magnify this alteration, negatively affecting patient...
Ostomy surgery results in a dramatic alteration in elimination processes and body image - changes that impact both the patient and family. Peristomal skin complications further magnify this alteration, negatively affecting patient...
Ostomy surgery results in a...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
09/01/2004
Canada is a vast, diverse, multicultural country comprised of 10 provinces and three territories, each of which has unique demographics and variances regarding the provision of and reimbursement for healthcare. Most Canadian enterostomal...
Canada is a vast, diverse, multicultural country comprised of 10 provinces and three territories, each of which has unique demographics and variances regarding the provision of and reimbursement for healthcare. Most Canadian enterostomal...
Canada is a vast, diverse,...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
09/01/2004
Contemporary surgical techniques have revolutionized the therapy of persons affected by severe colorectal or urinary bladder disease.
Two approaches, ileoanal reservoir (IAR) and orthotopic bladder reconstruction (neobladder), have...
Contemporary surgical techniques have revolutionized the therapy of persons affected by severe colorectal or urinary bladder disease.
Two approaches, ileoanal reservoir (IAR) and orthotopic bladder reconstruction (neobladder), have...
Contemporary surgical...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
09/01/2004
An estimated 750,000 Americans and 75,000 Canadians are living with an ostomy.1,2 Both the US and Canada have active wound ostomy continence nursing (WOCN) organizations and volunteer-based ostomy organizations (eg, the United Ostomy...
An estimated 750,000 Americans and 75,000 Canadians are living with an ostomy.1,2 Both the US and Canada have active wound ostomy continence nursing (WOCN) organizations and volunteer-based ostomy organizations (eg, the United Ostomy...
An estimated 750,000...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
09/01/2004
Amputation of the lower limb is generally seen as an ominous event, with the potential for poor survival. Four-year survival rates have been estimated from 22% to 76% depending on a variety of factors.1 In a study of 1997 hospital...
Amputation of the lower limb is generally seen as an ominous event, with the potential for poor survival. Four-year survival rates have been estimated from 22% to 76% depending on a variety of factors.1 In a study of 1997 hospital...
Amputation of the lower limb...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
09/01/2004
New silicone dressing is multipurpose
Molnlycke Health Care Inc., (Newtown, Pa) announced the addition of Mepilex® Lite to their Tendra® line of wound dressings featuring Safetac® soft silicone technology. The conformable thin foam...
New silicone dressing is multipurpose
Molnlycke Health Care Inc., (Newtown, Pa) announced the addition of Mepilex® Lite to their Tendra® line of wound dressings featuring Safetac® soft silicone technology. The conformable thin foam...
New silicone dressing is...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
09/01/2004
A frightened young woman with an ileostomy presents in the emergency room, writhing in pain. A friend who knows little to nothing about the ileostomy has accompanied her. In their panic and rush to seek medical attention, they left home...
A frightened young woman with an ileostomy presents in the emergency room, writhing in pain. A friend who knows little to nothing about the ileostomy has accompanied her. In their panic and rush to seek medical attention, they left home...
A frightened young woman...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
09/01/2004
Perhaps even more than politics and technology, healthcare is shrinking the globe. Faced with the conundrum of exponential advances in assessment and treatment options, the simultaneous rapid upward spiral of costs, and the frustrating...
Perhaps even more than politics and technology, healthcare is shrinking the globe. Faced with the conundrum of exponential advances in assessment and treatment options, the simultaneous rapid upward spiral of costs, and the frustrating...
Perhaps even more than...
09/01/2004
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
09/01/2004
Medicare Surveyors' Guide to Pressure Ulcers Remains Under Review
At press time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had not completed the internal review and clearance of the Guidance to Surveyors of long-term care...
Medicare Surveyors' Guide to Pressure Ulcers Remains Under Review
At press time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had not completed the internal review and clearance of the Guidance to Surveyors of long-term care...
Medicare Surveyors' Guide to...
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Wound Management & Prevention
