Volume 56 - Issue 6 - June, 2010
Feature
Empirical Studies
06/09/2010
Abstract
Although a healthcare system crippled by lack of resources cannot perform effectively, spending more money in an ineffective system may not lead to better outcomes. To ensure systemwide resource maximization, evidence-based...
Abstract
Although a healthcare system crippled by lack of resources cannot perform effectively, spending more money in an ineffective system may not lead to better outcomes. To ensure systemwide resource maximization, evidence-based...
Abstract
Although a...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
06/09/2010
A substance known as chitosan, which can be derived from the shell of crabs, is being researched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Port Elizabeth, for use in bandages and to develop low-cost, high-performance...
A substance known as chitosan, which can be derived from the shell of crabs, is being researched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Port Elizabeth, for use in bandages and to develop low-cost, high-performance...
A substance known as chitosan,...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
06/09/2010
Fecal management systems saves money
ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) announced new study results that demonstrate hospitals could realize substantial savings by substituting Flexi-Seal® FMS for traditional fecal management methods. The product is...
Fecal management systems saves money
ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) announced new study results that demonstrate hospitals could realize substantial savings by substituting Flexi-Seal® FMS for traditional fecal management methods. The product is...
Fecal management systems saves...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
06/09/2010
Kristin Dietzler, VP and General Manager of Nursing Care at Covidien, offers in depth insight into the types of priorities and operations that are needed for Covidien’s wound care business to continually develop and satisfy customers.
Q:...
Kristin Dietzler, VP and General Manager of Nursing Care at Covidien, offers in depth insight into the types of priorities and operations that are needed for Covidien’s wound care business to continually develop and satisfy customers.
Q:...
Kristin Dietzler, VP and General...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
06/09/2010
A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a 4-day history of scrotal pain, edema, and the rapid development of black, foul-smelling, moist lesions on his scrotum and penis. Blood values revealed an increased white blood cell...
A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a 4-day history of scrotal pain, edema, and the rapid development of black, foul-smelling, moist lesions on his scrotum and penis. Blood values revealed an increased white blood cell...
A 52-year-old man presented to...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
06/09/2010
Hydradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, debilitating disorder, sometimes described as a severe form of acne, occurring deep in the skin around sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the axilla, inguinal canal area, and perineum where...
Hydradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, debilitating disorder, sometimes described as a severe form of acne, occurring deep in the skin around sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the axilla, inguinal canal area, and perineum where...
Hydradenitis suppurativa (HS)...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/09/2010
One of the primary reasons I genuinely enjoy working in the field of continence care is its rich diversity of trials and triumphs, afforded especially by the National Association For Continence (NAFC). On the patient front, we routinely...
One of the primary reasons I genuinely enjoy working in the field of continence care is its rich diversity of trials and triumphs, afforded especially by the National Association For Continence (NAFC). On the patient front, we routinely...
One of the primary reasons I...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/09/2010
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” Or can you? In an ideal world, the registered dietitian (RD) dispenses nutrition advice to eager patients who listen attentively and then follow the instructions to the letter....
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” Or can you? In an ideal world, the registered dietitian (RD) dispenses nutrition advice to eager patients who listen attentively and then follow the instructions to the letter....
“You can lead a horse to water...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
06/09/2010
In October 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine1 hosted a public forum on the future of nursing, targeting nursing in the acute care setting. The timing could not have been more fortuitous, given recent...
In October 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine1 hosted a public forum on the future of nursing, targeting nursing in the acute care setting. The timing could not have been more fortuitous, given recent...
In October 2009, the Robert...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Letters to the Editor
06/09/2010
Regarding Takahashi PY, Chandra A, Cha SS, Crane SJ. A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2010;56(4):60–66
Dear Editor,
This brief letter of explanation...
Regarding Takahashi PY, Chandra A, Cha SS, Crane SJ. A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2010;56(4):60–66
Dear Editor,
This brief letter of explanation...
Regarding Takahashi PY, Chandra...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
