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Volume 59 - Issue 8 - August 2013 ISSN 1943-2720

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Editor’s Opinion: Research and Evidence-based Care: It Takes a Village
08/02/2013
  As the momentum to provide evidence-based care gathers speed, so does the need for reliable study data to answer clinical practice questions that have yet to be satisfactorily answered. Try as some study researchers and authors might, there...
  As the momentum to provide evidence-based care gathers speed, so does the need for reliable study data to answer clinical practice questions that have yet to be satisfactorily answered. Try as some study researchers and authors might, there...
  As the momentum to provide...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention

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Empirical Studies
A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Pilot Study Comparing Three Types of Compression Therapy to Treat Venous Leg Ulcers in Patients with Superficial and/or Segmental Deep Venous Reflux
08/02/2013
Abstract   Compression therapy — including inelastic, elastic, and intermittent pneumatic compression — is the standard of care for venous ulcers (VLUs) and chronic venous insufficiency, but there is no consensus in the literature regarding...
Abstract   Compression therapy — including inelastic, elastic, and intermittent pneumatic compression — is the standard of care for venous ulcers (VLUs) and chronic venous insufficiency, but there is no consensus in the literature regarding...
Abstract   Compression therapy...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
A Laboratory Study Examining the Impact of Linen Use on Low-air-loss Support Surface Heat and Water Vapor Transmission Rates
08/02/2013
Abstract   Layers of linens are frequently placed under patients to manage moisture and/or assist with positioning immobile patients, including persons placed on a therapeutic surface because they are at risk for developing pressure ulcers....
Abstract   Layers of linens are frequently placed under patients to manage moisture and/or assist with positioning immobile patients, including persons placed on a therapeutic surface because they are at risk for developing pressure ulcers....
Abstract   Layers of linens are...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
High-frequency and Noncontact Low-frequency Ultrasound Therapy for Venous Leg Ulcer Treatment: A Randomized, Controlled Study
08/02/2013
Abstract   Ultrasound therapy can be utilized to manage chronic wounds, including venous leg ulcers (VLUs). A randomized, controlled clinical study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of standard treatment and standard treatment plus...
Abstract   Ultrasound therapy can be utilized to manage chronic wounds, including venous leg ulcers (VLUs). A randomized, controlled clinical study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of standard treatment and standard treatment plus...
Abstract   Ultrasound therapy...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Continence Coach: Disease Burden and the Family Circle
08/02/2013
  The burden of disease and illness has traditionally been assessed from the patient’s perspective. However, a growing body of literature supports that life partners and family members, as part of the circle of persons affected, are active...
  The burden of disease and illness has traditionally been assessed from the patient’s perspective. However, a growing body of literature supports that life partners and family members, as part of the circle of persons affected, are active...
  The burden of disease and...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
New Products and Industry News
08/02/2013
Two major wound care companies combine   Kinetic Concepts, Inc (KCI, San Antonio, TX) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Systagenix (Gatwick, UK) for a purchase price of $485 million. The combination of the two companies will augment...
Two major wound care companies combine   Kinetic Concepts, Inc (KCI, San Antonio, TX) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Systagenix (Gatwick, UK) for a purchase price of $485 million. The combination of the two companies will augment...
Two major wound care companies...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: The Importance of Teachers… and Time
08/02/2013
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” — Leonard Bernstein, American musician   Like many in her field, Mary Jo R. Conley, BSN, RN, CWOCN, didn’t begin her nursing career in the specialty. A WOC...
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” — Leonard Bernstein, American musician   Like many in her field, Mary Jo R. Conley, BSN, RN, CWOCN, didn’t begin her nursing career in the specialty. A WOC...
“To achieve great things, two...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
AAWC Update
08/02/2013
AAWC Speaker’s Bureau: Your Source for Wound Care Speakers     1. Are you considering bringing in a specialist to talk to staff about the importance of the interprofessional approach to preventing, treating, and healing chronic...
AAWC Speaker’s Bureau: Your Source for Wound Care Speakers     1. Are you considering bringing in a specialist to talk to staff about the importance of the interprofessional approach to preventing, treating, and healing chronic...
AAWC Speaker’s Bureau: Your...
08/02/2013
Wound Management & Prevention

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The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds
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