Volume 48 - Issue 1 - January, 2002
Feature
Empirical Studies
01/01/2002
Literature Review People with diabetes are at high risk for foot and leg ulcers. As the disease progresses, peripheral vascular disease and peripheral neuropathy may develop, with loss of Achilles and patellar reflexes and decreased vibratory...
Literature Review People with diabetes are at high risk for foot and leg ulcers. As the disease progresses, peripheral vascular disease and peripheral neuropathy may develop, with loss of Achilles and patellar reflexes and decreased vibratory...
Literature Review People with...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/01/2002
Lower extremity wounds represent significant medical and financial challenges to the healthcare system. This is especially the case in the diabetic population where neuropathy, often associated with vascular disease, can lead to ulceration,...
Lower extremity wounds represent significant medical and financial challenges to the healthcare system. This is especially the case in the diabetic population where neuropathy, often associated with vascular disease, can lead to ulceration,...
Lower extremity wounds...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
01/01/2002
Lower extremity vascular changes have been highly correlated with claudication pain, ischemic tissue loss, and functional limitations that include poor standing balance and mobility.1,2
A thorough peripheral vascular assessment is essential...
Lower extremity vascular changes have been highly correlated with claudication pain, ischemic tissue loss, and functional limitations that include poor standing balance and mobility.1,2
A thorough peripheral vascular assessment is essential...
Lower extremity vascular changes...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2002
Symposium 15 is just 4 months away! Plans include eight pre- and post-conference sessions that will explore common yet complex subjects that impact wound healing in all populations and settings. Essential skills needed to understand,...
Symposium 15 is just 4 months away! Plans include eight pre- and post-conference sessions that will explore common yet complex subjects that impact wound healing in all populations and settings. Essential skills needed to understand,...
Symposium 15 is just 4 months...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2002
Bariatric bed system introduced
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), has introduced the BariMaxx II bed system that features the new Comfort & Support Mattress to help reduce the risk of pressure ulcer development in patients up to 1,000 lb....
Bariatric bed system introduced
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), has introduced the BariMaxx II bed system that features the new Comfort & Support Mattress to help reduce the risk of pressure ulcer development in patients up to 1,000 lb....
Bariatric bed system...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/01/2002
Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital in the United States. This 400-bed acute care facility in the heart of Philadelphia, Pa. is a recognized and distinguished obstetrical and orthopedic center that recently merged with the...
Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital in the United States. This 400-bed acute care facility in the heart of Philadelphia, Pa. is a recognized and distinguished obstetrical and orthopedic center that recently merged with the...
Pennsylvania Hospital was the...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
01/01/2002
Thomas Gregg, a 65-year-old Medicare beneficiary and longtime patient, calls. "My pouch has been leaking a lot and the wafer only lasts 1 or 2 days," he says. He is upset that the leakage has become so frequent that it is interfering with...
Thomas Gregg, a 65-year-old Medicare beneficiary and longtime patient, calls. "My pouch has been leaking a lot and the wafer only lasts 1 or 2 days," he says. He is upset that the leakage has become so frequent that it is interfering with...
Thomas Gregg, a 65-year-old...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
01/01/2002
The economic and technological triumphs of the past few years have not solved as many problems as we thought they would, and, in fact, have brought us new problems we did not foresee. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947
We love technology. Every...
The economic and technological triumphs of the past few years have not solved as many problems as we thought they would, and, in fact, have brought us new problems we did not foresee. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947
We love technology. Every...
The economic and technological...
01/01/2002
Wound Management & Prevention
