Volume 57 - Issue 6 - June 2011
Feature
Empirical Studies
06/07/2011
Abstract
To address a persistent lack of evidence regarding the clinical outcomes of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and identify which patient groups are most likely to benefit from NPWT, a retrospective, descriptive study was...
Abstract
To address a persistent lack of evidence regarding the clinical outcomes of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and identify which patient groups are most likely to benefit from NPWT, a retrospective, descriptive study was...
Abstract
To address a...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
06/07/2011
Abstract
Rib chondro-osteitis is rare and usually caused by tuberculosis. A 63-year-old man presented with fever, painful swelling, and a burning sensation in the parasternal right submammary region. He had a history of cardiac...
Abstract
Rib chondro-osteitis is rare and usually caused by tuberculosis. A 63-year-old man presented with fever, painful swelling, and a burning sensation in the parasternal right submammary region. He had a history of cardiac...
Abstract
Rib chondro-osteitis...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
06/07/2011
Pattern film dressing has comfort technology
3M Skin and Wound Care (St. Paul, MN) launched 3M™ Tegaderm™ Diamond Pattern Film Dressing with Comfort Adhesive Technology. The dressing features transparent, breathable film; a frame delivery...
Pattern film dressing has comfort technology
3M Skin and Wound Care (St. Paul, MN) launched 3M™ Tegaderm™ Diamond Pattern Film Dressing with Comfort Adhesive Technology. The dressing features transparent, breathable film; a frame delivery...
Pattern film dressing has...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/07/2011
The National Association For Continence is a national, private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence. The NAFC’s purpose is to be the leading source for public education and advocacy...
The National Association For Continence is a national, private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence. The NAFC’s purpose is to be the leading source for public education and advocacy...
The National Association For...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
06/07/2011
Enteral feeding tubes have become commonplace at facilities caring for pediatric patients who have swallowing disorders or digestion problems. Among the many tubes available, the three main types are balloon tip, percutaneous endoscopic...
Enteral feeding tubes have become commonplace at facilities caring for pediatric patients who have swallowing disorders or digestion problems. Among the many tubes available, the three main types are balloon tip, percutaneous endoscopic...
Enteral feeding tubes have...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/07/2011
Obesity rates are rising at an alarming rate and pose a major public health concern in the US and worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 estimate that 34% of the American population is obese, numbers that have trended...
Obesity rates are rising at an alarming rate and pose a major public health concern in the US and worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 estimate that 34% of the American population is obese, numbers that have trended...
Obesity rates are rising at an...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/07/2011
I am not a teacher; only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead – ahead of myself as well as of you. —George Bernard Shaw
Ottamissiah (Missy) Moore, BS, LPN, CLNI, WCC, CHPLN, is the definition of wound care...
I am not a teacher; only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead – ahead of myself as well as of you. —George Bernard Shaw
Ottamissiah (Missy) Moore, BS, LPN, CLNI, WCC, CHPLN, is the definition of wound care...
I am not a teacher; only a...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Letter from the Editor
06/07/2011
This article was not subject to the Ostomy Wound Management peer-review process.
Negative pressure wound therapy has always fascinated me. As a layperson, it’s amusing to startle my friends and relations by asking, “Did you know you could...
This article was not subject to the Ostomy Wound Management peer-review process.
Negative pressure wound therapy has always fascinated me. As a layperson, it’s amusing to startle my friends and relations by asking, “Did you know you could...
This article was not subject to...
06/07/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
