Volume 56 - Issue 9 - September, 2010

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Nutrition 411: The Importance of Glycemic Control in Wound Healing

09/01/2010

Diabetes mellitus is defined as a cluster of metabolic disorders reflected by abnormal hyperglycemia that cause chronic microvascular, macrovascular, and neuropathic diseases.1 Diabetes often goes undiagnosed because many symptoms seem...

Diabetes mellitus is defined...

09/01/2010

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Pearls for Practice: Promoting Appropriate Wound Care Product Use

09/01/2010

Cytotoxic antiseptics are ordered far too often for use in wound care. A key role of WOC nurses is to educate staff and patients by providing instruction on the use of these types of products. Cytotoxic products, including hydrogen...

Cytotoxic antiseptics are...

09/01/2010

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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.

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