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Volume 57 - Issue 2 - February 2011

Department
Nutrition 411: Selecting the Right Tube-Feeding Formula
02/08/2011
  Because of the many different tube-feeding products on the market today, formula selection can be quite confusing. The task becomes more complicated if the patient has several comorbidities. Imagine trying to select just the right formula...
  Because of the many different tube-feeding products on the market today, formula selection can be quite confusing. The task becomes more complicated if the patient has several comorbidities. Imagine trying to select just the right formula...
  Because of the many different...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
February New Products and Industry News
02/08/2011
Foam dressing helps wounds that need bridging   Kinetic Concepts Inc ([KCI] San Antonio, TX) launched its new V.A.C.® GranuFoam™ Bridge XG Dressing. The new dressing enables more complete coverage of large wounds requiring bridging,...
Foam dressing helps wounds that need bridging   Kinetic Concepts Inc ([KCI] San Antonio, TX) launched its new V.A.C.® GranuFoam™ Bridge XG Dressing. The new dressing enables more complete coverage of large wounds requiring bridging,...
Foam dressing helps wounds that...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: Skin-Saving CNAs — Power in Leadership and Education
02/08/2011
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. — Henry Ford   Susan Logan, RN, BSN, ET, CWS, FACCWS, has built a remarkable 30-year career tirelessly advancing best practices in wound care. As a Clinical...
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. — Henry Ford   Susan Logan, RN, BSN, ET, CWS, FACCWS, has built a remarkable 30-year career tirelessly advancing best practices in wound care. As a Clinical...
If everyone is moving forward...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
Pearls for Practice: Managing Diabetic Foot Wounds in Home Health Patients
02/08/2011
  The goal of home care is to return clients to independence within their maximum health status; therefore, the home health nurse focuses on teaching the patient or caregivers how to manage the medical condition, perform dressing changes, and...
  The goal of home care is to return clients to independence within their maximum health status; therefore, the home health nurse focuses on teaching the patient or caregivers how to manage the medical condition, perform dressing changes, and...
  The goal of home care is to...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury-Induced Histological Changes Affecting Early Stage Pressure Ulcer Development in a Rat Model
02/08/2011
 Abstract   Pressure ulcers (PU) are caused by the interplay of multiple factors including skin microcirculation. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is considered a significant mechanism in the early stages of pressure ulcer development. The...
 Abstract   Pressure ulcers (PU) are caused by the interplay of multiple factors including skin microcirculation. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is considered a significant mechanism in the early stages of pressure ulcer development. The...
 Abstract   Pressure ulcers (PU)...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
Interprofessional Management of a Complex Continuing Care Patient Admitted With 18 Pressure Ulcers: A Case Report
02/08/2011
 Abstract   Interprofessional practice (IP) — ie, collaborative practice — involves interaction and knowledge-sharing between professionals from different disciplines in order to meet the needs of the patient. This approach to care is well...
 Abstract   Interprofessional practice (IP) — ie, collaborative practice — involves interaction and knowledge-sharing between professionals from different disciplines in order to meet the needs of the patient. This approach to care is well...
 Abstract   Interprofessional...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Pressure Ulcers: Avoidable or Unavoidable? Results of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Consensus Conference
02/08/2011
Abstract   Although pressure ulcer (PrU) development is now generally considered an indicator for quality of care, questions and concerns about situations in which they are unavoidable remain. Considering the importance of this issue and the...
Abstract   Although pressure ulcer (PrU) development is now generally considered an indicator for quality of care, questions and concerns about situations in which they are unavoidable remain. Considering the importance of this issue and the...
Abstract   Although pressure...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
A Prospective Pilot Study of Atypical Pressure Ulcer Presentation in a Skilled Geriatric Nursing Unit
02/08/2011
Index: Ostomy Wound Management 2011;57(2):49–54. Key Words: descriptive pilot study, atypical pressure ulcers (APU), atypical locations, iatrogenesis (medical device), unusual risk factors, spasticity, bone deformity, multidisciplinary...
Index: Ostomy Wound Management 2011;57(2):49–54. Key Words: descriptive pilot study, atypical pressure ulcers (APU), atypical locations, iatrogenesis (medical device), unusual risk factors, spasticity, bone deformity, multidisciplinary...
Index: Ostomy Wound Management...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Executive Spotlight
Executive Spotlight: Kimberly Herman, President, Chronic Care, Coloplast Corp
02/08/2011
Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use their products, Coloplast creates solutions that are sensitive to their...
Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use their products, Coloplast creates solutions that are sensitive to their...
Coloplast develops products and...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Editorial
Editor`s Opinion: Hope in Practical Resolve
02/08/2011
  Last year, Newsweek compiled a list of statistics to illustrate how much of what people generally worry about is based on perception, not reality or an understanding of risk. For example, we generally worry more about murders (14,180 in...
  Last year, Newsweek compiled a list of statistics to illustrate how much of what people generally worry about is based on perception, not reality or an understanding of risk. For example, we generally worry more about murders (14,180 in...
  Last year, Newsweek compiled a...
02/08/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

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Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations
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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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