Contact
searchSearch
HMP Global

Volume 56 - Issue 8 - August, 2010

Feature

Empirical Studies
A Laboratory Study Comparing Skin Temperature and Fluid Loss on Air-Fluidized Therapy, Low-Air-Loss, and Foam Support Surfaces
08/01/2010
Abstract   To ensure appropriate fluid replacement, caregivers need to understand the effect of support surfaces on the rate of moisture loss from the body. A prospective study was conducted to 1) measure the rate of weight (fluid) loss on...
Abstract   To ensure appropriate fluid replacement, caregivers need to understand the effect of support surfaces on the rate of moisture loss from the body. A prospective study was conducted to 1) measure the rate of weight (fluid) loss on...
Abstract   To ensure...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
A Prospective Evaluation of a Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management E-Learning Program for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury
08/01/2010
Abstract    Pressure ulcers are a common complication of spinal cord injury (SCI). Pressure ulcer education programs for spinal cord injured individuals have been found to have a positive effect on care protocol adherence. A prospective...
Abstract    Pressure ulcers are a common complication of spinal cord injury (SCI). Pressure ulcer education programs for spinal cord injured individuals have been found to have a positive effect on care protocol adherence. A prospective...
Abstract    Pressure ulcers are...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, MLT, CWS, FACCWS
08/01/2010
Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, MLT, CWS, FACCWS offers in-depth insight into the Continuum of Care Coalition LTD (C3) and the company’s purpose in working with government agencies to right the inadvertent negative consequences of otherwise...
Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, MLT, CWS, FACCWS offers in-depth insight into the Continuum of Care Coalition LTD (C3) and the company’s purpose in working with government agencies to right the inadvertent negative consequences of otherwise...
Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, MLT,...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Continence Coach: On the Alert for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
08/01/2010
  Clinicians everywhere are involved in incontinence management. Non-specialists may focus on helping patients battle incontinence symptoms to safeguard skin from breakdown. Continence care practitioners may be occupied with assessment,...
  Clinicians everywhere are involved in incontinence management. Non-specialists may focus on helping patients battle incontinence symptoms to safeguard skin from breakdown. Continence care practitioners may be occupied with assessment,...
  Clinicians everywhere are...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
Pearls for Practice: Sebaceous Cyst Management
08/01/2010
  As a Certified Wound Care Nurse in home health, I often am asked to treat an open wound resulting from a sebaceous cyst excision. A sebaceous cyst is a lump or bump under the skin; it results from swollen hair follicles, skin trauma, and/or...
  As a Certified Wound Care Nurse in home health, I often am asked to treat an open wound resulting from a sebaceous cyst excision. A sebaceous cyst is a lump or bump under the skin; it results from swollen hair follicles, skin trauma, and/or...
  As a Certified Wound Care...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Medical Honey for Managing Recurrent, Chronic Arterial Wounds in a Patient Unable to Tolerate Topical Silver Dressings
08/01/2010
  Recalcitrant lower extremity wounds of various etiologies stuck in the inflammatory stage of healing are frequently treated with antimicrobial dressings. Even without the clinical signs of infection, chronic wounds may have an increased...
  Recalcitrant lower extremity wounds of various etiologies stuck in the inflammatory stage of healing are frequently treated with antimicrobial dressings. Even without the clinical signs of infection, chronic wounds may have an increased...
  Recalcitrant lower extremity...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: A Mighty Heart
08/01/2010
If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love’s reach. – Margaret Cho, comedian   Teresa A. Conner-Kerr, PhD, PT, CWS, CLT, has a pleasant demeanor and gracious...
If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love’s reach. – Margaret Cho, comedian   Teresa A. Conner-Kerr, PhD, PT, CWS, CLT, has a pleasant demeanor and gracious...
If we have the opportunity to be...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: Silver-containing Dressings: Availability Concerns
08/01/2010
  Clinicians in the UK and much of Europe have enjoyed ready access to the wide spectrum of available wound dressings for many years. However, economic pressures and lack of evidence have been cited as the reasons for recent restrictions on...
  Clinicians in the UK and much of Europe have enjoyed ready access to the wide spectrum of available wound dressings for many years. However, economic pressures and lack of evidence have been cited as the reasons for recent restrictions on...
  Clinicians in the UK and much...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: Commentary: Are silver dressings useful?
08/01/2010
  Prof. White notes that as with all antimicrobials, silver dressings must be used in an appropriate and structured manner for limited periods. A clinician should be able to give a sound reason why any dressing or technique is used, not used,...
  Prof. White notes that as with all antimicrobials, silver dressings must be used in an appropriate and structured manner for limited periods. A clinician should be able to give a sound reason why any dressing or technique is used, not used,...
  Prof. White notes that as with...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: The study of topical oxygen use
08/01/2010
  With regard to the article on topical oxygen (Blackman E, Moore C, Hyatt J, Railton R, Frye C. Topical wound oxygen therapy in the treatment of severe diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective controlled study. Ostomy Wound Manage....
  With regard to the article on topical oxygen (Blackman E, Moore C, Hyatt J, Railton R, Frye C. Topical wound oxygen therapy in the treatment of severe diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective controlled study. Ostomy Wound Manage....
  With regard to the article on...
08/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention

Current Issue

September 2024
Volume 70
Issue 3
Current Issue
Issue Archive

Supplements

At-Risk Skin Supplement Cover
Supplement
At-Risk Skin: 21 Consensus Statements From the Coalition for At-Risk Skin
21 Consensus Statements From the Coalition for At-Risk Skin
Hartmann Suppl Cover Aug 2022
Supplement
Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study
Study to determine if the use of a new dressing protocol applied by advanced practice certified wound care nurses at the patient’s residence could be effective in rapid wound resolution.
Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations
Special Report on MASD written by Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA; Siobhan McCoulough, CNS; and Patricia Idensohn, CNS.
Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing
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
The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases. 

Sign Up for eNews

Wound Management & Prevention Newsletter

Volume 56 Issue 8

View Issue Archive
Editorial Correspondence

Specialties

Events

Year Round Education

HMP Global Products

HMP Education Logo
HMP Omnimedia Logo
HMP Europe Logo
© 2025 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Term of Use