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Volume 57 - Issue 5 - May 2011

Feature

Empirical Studies
Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers in Acute Care Using Two Different Risk Assessment Scales: Results of a Retrospective Study
05/09/2011
Abstract   More than one million people develop pressure ulcers (PU) every year in the US — a major problem that leads to increased morbidity and mortality. A hospital-acquired PU (HAPU) is defined as any ulcer noted 24 or more hours after...
Abstract   More than one million people develop pressure ulcers (PU) every year in the US — a major problem that leads to increased morbidity and mortality. A hospital-acquired PU (HAPU) is defined as any ulcer noted 24 or more hours after...
Abstract   More than one...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Using Chamomile Solution or a 1% Topical Hydrocortisone Ointment in the Management of Peristomal Skin Lesions in Colostomy Patients: Results of a Controlled Clinical Study
05/09/2011
Abstract   Peristomal skin complications interfere with stoma appliance use and negatively affect patient quality of life. To find an alternative to long-term peristomal skin treatment involving corticosteroid products, a prospective study...
Abstract   Peristomal skin complications interfere with stoma appliance use and negatively affect patient quality of life. To find an alternative to long-term peristomal skin treatment involving corticosteroid products, a prospective study...
Abstract   Peristomal skin...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
Adenocarcinoma of a Colostomy Following Abdominoperineal Resection for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: A Case Study
05/09/2011
Abstract   Malignant neoplasms presenting on a stoma, as well as the development of colorectal adenocarcinoma after previous treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anal canal, are rare. The unique case is presented of an...
Abstract   Malignant neoplasms presenting on a stoma, as well as the development of colorectal adenocarcinoma after previous treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anal canal, are rare. The unique case is presented of an...
Abstract   Malignant neoplasms...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
May New Products and Industry News
05/09/2011
Study shows silver kills MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant infections   ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) released new in vitro study results showing that a wound dressing containing ionic silver is able to kill several strains of highly resistant...
Study shows silver kills MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant infections   ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) released new in vitro study results showing that a wound dressing containing ionic silver is able to kill several strains of highly resistant...
Study shows silver kills MRSA...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
Pearls for Practice: Preventing Stage I Pressure Ulcers
05/09/2011
Pearls for Practice is made possible through the support of Ferris Mfg. Corp, Burr Ridge, IL (www.polymem.com). The opinions and statements of the clinicians providing Pearls for Practice are specific to the respective authors and are not...
Pearls for Practice is made possible through the support of Ferris Mfg. Corp, Burr Ridge, IL (www.polymem.com). The opinions and statements of the clinicians providing Pearls for Practice are specific to the respective authors and are not...
Pearls for Practice is made...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Nutrition 411: The Use of Cranberry Products for Urinary Tract Infection Prevention
05/09/2011
  Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most prevalent infection in long-term care (LTC), accounting for at least 40% of all infections and more than 8% of total nursing home costs.1,2 UTIs are the most prevalent source of bacteremia, the...
  Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most prevalent infection in long-term care (LTC), accounting for at least 40% of all infections and more than 8% of total nursing home costs.1,2 UTIs are the most prevalent source of bacteremia, the...
  Urinary tract infections...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Continence Coach: New Subspecialty Certifies Expertise in Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
05/09/2011
  At its March meeting, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) formally established a new subspecialty: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.1 The new subspecialty will be administered jointly by the American Board of...
  At its March meeting, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) formally established a new subspecialty: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.1 The new subspecialty will be administered jointly by the American Board of...
  At its March meeting, the...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: A Champion “Found” by Incontinence Care
05/09/2011
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. —Buddhist saying   When Tamara Dickinson, RN, CRN, CCCN, BCB-PMD, recently accepted the Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award from the National Association...
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. —Buddhist saying   When Tamara Dickinson, RN, CRN, CCCN, BCB-PMD, recently accepted the Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award from the National Association...
If we are facing in the right...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Letter from the Editor
From the Editor: A Checklist for Quality and Progress
05/09/2011
  At the recent Ostomy Wound Management Editorial Board meeting, held yearly at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, participants were asked to suggest new ongoing print and online columns that would address key issues in health- and...
  At the recent Ostomy Wound Management Editorial Board meeting, held yearly at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, participants were asked to suggest new ongoing print and online columns that would address key issues in health- and...
  At the recent Ostomy Wound...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention

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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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