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Volume 57 - Issue 1 - January, 2011

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Case Report
Stomal Mucocutaneous Dehiscence as a Complication of a Dynamic Wound Closure System Following Laparostomy: A Case Report
01/11/2011
Abstract   Dynamic retention suture techniques that allow gradual reapproximation of abdominal midline muscles and fascia as well as sufficient freedom of movement for breathing and patient care commonly are used to prevent lateral...
Abstract   Dynamic retention suture techniques that allow gradual reapproximation of abdominal midline muscles and fascia as well as sufficient freedom of movement for breathing and patient care commonly are used to prevent lateral...
Abstract   Dynamic retention...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
The Development and Use of Algorithms for Diagnosing and Choosing Treatment of Ostomy Complications: Results of a Prospective Evaluation
01/11/2011
Abstract   Stoma complications are classified and treated based on the etiology, pathology, location, and clinical presentation of the complication. Clinical assessments and descriptions of abdominal stomal topography differ among care...
Abstract   Stoma complications are classified and treated based on the etiology, pathology, location, and clinical presentation of the complication. Clinical assessments and descriptions of abdominal stomal topography differ among care...
Abstract   Stoma complications...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
Bedside Management of an Abdominal Wound Containing an Enteroatmospheric Fistula: A Case Report
01/11/2011
Abstract   Enteroatmospheric fistulae (EAF) — unnatural connections between the bowel and the outside environment — are a feared complication of major abdominal operations. EAF pose a life-threatening risk to patients already weakened by...
Abstract   Enteroatmospheric fistulae (EAF) — unnatural connections between the bowel and the outside environment — are a feared complication of major abdominal operations. EAF pose a life-threatening risk to patients already weakened by...
Abstract   Enteroatmospheric...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
Pearls for Practice: Successful Steps to Managing Burn Wounds
01/11/2011
  Burn injuries can be extremely painful and carry a risk of infection. The following considerations often help improve outcomes for your burn patient. Premedicate your patient for pain before providing burn care. Depending on the extent of...
  Burn injuries can be extremely painful and carry a risk of infection. The following considerations often help improve outcomes for your burn patient. Premedicate your patient for pain before providing burn care. Depending on the extent of...
  Burn injuries can be extremely...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Continence Coach: Closing Care Gaps Across the Globe
01/11/2011
  Filled with good will and new year’s resolution, we resolve to contribute to one or more worthy causes in an effort to close the clinical and economic gaps we see. But how many of us, even those working in healthcare, think beyond this...
  Filled with good will and new year’s resolution, we resolve to contribute to one or more worthy causes in an effort to close the clinical and economic gaps we see. But how many of us, even those working in healthcare, think beyond this...
  Filled with good will and new...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: Ostomy Care from Bedside to Boardroom
01/11/2011
When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. — Anonymous   Nearly 37 years ago, Vickie Schafer, RN, MSN, CWOCN, CCRA, was strongly encouraged by colleagues and...
When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. — Anonymous   Nearly 37 years ago, Vickie Schafer, RN, MSN, CWOCN, CCRA, was strongly encouraged by colleagues and...
When work, commitment, and...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Nutrition 411: Nutritional Care of the Ostomy Patient
01/11/2011
Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N, FAPWCA, is founder and executive director of RD411.com and Wounds411.com. For the past 20 years, she has served as a consultant to healthcare institutions and as a medico-legal expert to law firms involved in...
Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N, FAPWCA, is founder and executive director of RD411.com and Wounds411.com. For the past 20 years, she has served as a consultant to healthcare institutions and as a medico-legal expert to law firms involved in...
Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N,...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
January New Products and Industry News
01/11/2011
Antimicrobial foam dressing introduced   Mölnlycke Health Care US LLC (Norcross, GA) recently introduced their newest product, Mepilex® Border Ag antimicrobial bordered foam dressing with Safetac® technology. The dressing represents the next...
Antimicrobial foam dressing introduced   Mölnlycke Health Care US LLC (Norcross, GA) recently introduced their newest product, Mepilex® Border Ag antimicrobial bordered foam dressing with Safetac® technology. The dressing represents the next...
Antimicrobial foam dressing...
01/11/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: Are You a Stomatologist and Other Ostomy Language Conundrums
01/11/2011
  On a recent Google ostomy search, I came across the term stomatologist. Wondering whether this was the same as an enterostomal therapy nurse or ostomy nurse — ie, the nurses who specialize in the study and care of stomas — I then googled...
  On a recent Google ostomy search, I came across the term stomatologist. Wondering whether this was the same as an enterostomal therapy nurse or ostomy nurse — ie, the nurses who specialize in the study and care of stomas — I then googled...
  On a recent Google ostomy...
01/11/2011
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
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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