Education provided to patients and their family on how to care for the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is limited and varies widely. This results in PEG-site and tube compl...
Abstract Body: Background: As wound care moves toward more comprehensive patient-centered care management, frequent consultation with multiple specialists is necessary. For patients, thi...
Background: To successfully perform wound self-care, patients need to complete individualized multi-step dressing changes. Education is pivotal in helping patients navigate these steps to...
Background: Local dressing formularies reinforce use of clinically appropriate and cost-effective products. Despite its significant potential to impact on the bottom line, many institutio...
Background: Throughout the world, use of telemedicine in chronic wound management has been associated with lower cost of care, shorter healing time, fewer foot amputations, and fewer offi...
Background: Local dressing formularies reinforce use of clinically appropriate and cost-effective products. Despite its importance, many clinics postpone their decision to create/upd...
Background: To adhere to care plans, patients need to know which products to purchase, where to obtain them, how much they cost, and how to use them. However, clinicians’/caregivers’ busy...