Laura Bolton

Evidence Corner

Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Treatment Challenges

05/31/2022

Laura Bolton

Wound care professionals face complex challenges in their attempts to achieve healing in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer. This installment of Evidence Corner reviews 2 randomized clinical trials that use different approaches to address...

Wound care professionals face...

05/31/2022

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Improving Venous Ulcer Outcomes

03/31/2022

Laura Bolton

This month’s Evidence Corner summarizes recent randomized clinical trials documenting healing effects of topical gauze dressings impregnated with hyaluronic acid or placebo cream as an adjunct to patient-appropriate compression or low-level...

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03/31/2022

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Local Tranexamic Acid Reduces Surgical Blood Loss

02/02/2022

Laura Bolton

This installment of Evidence Corner reviews 2 recent studies exploring the effects of adding locally delivered TXA to intravenous (IV) systemic TXA during spinal surgery and confirming efficacy of a single dose of topical TXA on hip...

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02/02/2022

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Measured Wound Outcome Feedback Improves Surgical Site Infection Rates

12/02/2021

Laura Bolton

This Evidence Corner describes systematic review evidence indicating that feedback given to responsible wound care professionals reduced SSI incidence for patients undergoing orthopedic or trauma surgery and abdominal surgery.

This Evidence Corner describes...

12/02/2021

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Surgical Site Infection in Cancer Patients

10/01/2021

Laura Bolton

This Evidence Corner, which includes 2 studies, clarifies evidence supporting the use of recognized preoperative antibiotic administration to support host defenses in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.

This Evidence Corner, which...

10/01/2021

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Platelet-Rich Plasma: Optimal Use in Surgical Wounds

08/01/2021

Laura Bolton

This installment of the Evidence Corner reviews two surgical studies that may provide clues about optimal platelet-rich plasma use.

This installment of the Evidence...

08/01/2021

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Feed Abdominal Surgery Patients to Improve Outcomes

06/03/2021

Laura Bolton

This installment explores 2 systematic reviews, one of which presents clinical outcomes of early resumption of enteral food intake, and the other explores perioperatively enhanced nutrition.

This installment explores 2...

06/03/2021

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Managing Oral Mucositis in Patients With Cancer

05/01/2021

Laura Bolton

This installment of Evidence Corner explores 2 recent systematic reviews of randomized controlled trial evidence informing clinical decisions in ways that may change thoughts about effective topical oral mucositis treatment.

This installment of Evidence...

05/01/2021

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Psychological Methods of Managing Surgical Pain

02/02/2021

Laura Bolton

In this installment of Evidence Corner, 2 recent systematic reviews that explored whether such psychological interventions improve patients’ experiences or clinical outcomes for those undergoing abdominal and general surgery are reviewed.

In this installment of Evidence...

02/02/2021

Wounds

Evidence Corner

Remote Wound Care

12/07/2020

Laura Bolton

This installment of Evidence Corner reviews 2 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that used telehealth in varying ways to improve health care delivery and outcomes. One reported use of a telehealth application is to improve patient knowledge...

This installment of Evidence...

12/07/2020

Wounds