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Pearls for Practice: Dealing with an Uncooperative Patient

05/16/2008

When a patient is regarded as uncooperative (non-compliant is the less acceptable term), care outcomes are less than desirable. Several factors play a role in a patient not following care recommendations. Commonly, non-cooperation may be...

When a patient is regarded as...

05/16/2008

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Pearls for Practice: Managing Wounds with Exposed Tendon and Bone

04/01/2008

Wounds with exposed tendon and bone present a challenging problem for the wound care surgeon. Ideally, the tendon or bone should be free of infection and necrosis; therefore, debridement is necessary before additional procedures are...

Wounds with exposed tendon and...

04/01/2008

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Pearls for Practice: The True Cost of Gauze

03/01/2008

Dollars alone do not represent the true price of gauze or any other wound care product. Clinicians and purchasing agents must consider product performance, efficacy, patient safety, potential negative outcomes, and liability. To ensure that...

Dollars alone do not represent...

03/01/2008

Wound Management & Prevention

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Pearls for Practice: Wound Pain: Revisiting a Time-Honored Strategy

02/01/2008

Wounds hurt. They are sensitive to temperature changes, chemicals, manipulation, pressure, and movement. Healing wounds, with their newly formed nerve tissue, are often hypersensitive to stimuli.1 Most publications on wound pain focus on...

Wounds hurt. They are...

02/01/2008

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Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations

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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

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