Volume 58 - Issue 12 - December 2012
Industry Insider
12/04/2012
Acquisition announced
Smith & Nephew (Forth Worth, TX) will acquire substantially all of the assets of Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million in cash. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in...
Acquisition announced
Smith & Nephew (Forth Worth, TX) will acquire substantially all of the assets of Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million in cash. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in...
Acquisition announced
Smith...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/04/2012
The AAWC would like to thank its members, volunteers, partners, and corporate sponsors for a prosperous 2012. Because of your financial and volunteer support, AAWC has been able to accomplish and provide the following:
• A 40% increase...
The AAWC would like to thank its members, volunteers, partners, and corporate sponsors for a prosperous 2012. Because of your financial and volunteer support, AAWC has been able to accomplish and provide the following:
• A 40% increase...
The AAWC would like to thank...
12/04/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/04/2012
The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. — Ralph Nichols, author
Be patient, be kind, be helpful — words of wisdom that express how Christa M....
The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. — Ralph Nichols, author
Be patient, be kind, be helpful — words of wisdom that express how Christa M....
The most basic of all human...
12/04/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/04/2012
Persons with an ostomy face numerous challenges and adjustments. Studies describe initial needs: a stoma site marked by an ostomy nurse specialist,1,2 a stoma designed with a protrusion to allow the stoma effluent to drain into the pouching...
Persons with an ostomy face numerous challenges and adjustments. Studies describe initial needs: a stoma site marked by an ostomy nurse specialist,1,2 a stoma designed with a protrusion to allow the stoma effluent to drain into the pouching...
Persons with an ostomy face...
12/04/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
12/04/2012
Innovation in product design can sometimes happen in small, evolutionary steps or in huge, discontinuous leaps. It can be heralded by new technology or by new understanding of the product’s use or user needs. Innovation may involve...
Innovation in product design can sometimes happen in small, evolutionary steps or in huge, discontinuous leaps. It can be heralded by new technology or by new understanding of the product’s use or user needs. Innovation may involve...
Innovation in product design...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Letters to the Editor
12/04/2012
Regarding the article, Farid et al. Using temperature of pressure-related intact discolored areas of skin to detect deep tissue injury: an observational, retrospective, correlational study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2012;58(8):20–31: The article...
Regarding the article, Farid et al. Using temperature of pressure-related intact discolored areas of skin to detect deep tissue injury: an observational, retrospective, correlational study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2012;58(8):20–31: The article...
Regarding the article, Farid...
12/04/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
12/04/2012
Despite the challenges of cost and other resource constraints, advancements in continence care continue to bring new options through technology, research, and the innovative spirit of American ingenuity. New medications for overactive...
Despite the challenges of cost and other resource constraints, advancements in continence care continue to bring new options through technology, research, and the innovative spirit of American ingenuity. New medications for overactive...
Despite the challenges of cost...
12/04/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
12/04/2012
Abstract
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a blistering disorder of the skin and mucosa that may coexist with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The authors’ experiences with peristomal and generalized BP in five patients (three with ulcerative...
Abstract
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a blistering disorder of the skin and mucosa that may coexist with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The authors’ experiences with peristomal and generalized BP in five patients (three with ulcerative...
Abstract
Bullous pemphigoid...
12/04/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
12/04/2012
Abstract
Research suggests that fecal management systems (FMS) offer advantages, including potential cost savings, over traditional methods of caring for patients with little or no bowel control and liquid or semi-liquid stool. A budget...
Abstract
Research suggests that fecal management systems (FMS) offer advantages, including potential cost savings, over traditional methods of caring for patients with little or no bowel control and liquid or semi-liquid stool. A budget...
Abstract
Research suggests...
12/04/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
12/04/2012
Abstract
Pressure ulcer prevention is an important aspect of nursing home care. A 20-week, unblinded, randomized, controlled trial was conducted to compare the rate of nursing home-acquired pressure ulcers and adverse events between...
Abstract
Pressure ulcer prevention is an important aspect of nursing home care. A 20-week, unblinded, randomized, controlled trial was conducted to compare the rate of nursing home-acquired pressure ulcers and adverse events between...
Abstract
Pressure ulcer...
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Wound Management & Prevention
