Volume 53 - Issue 10 - October, 2007
Feature
Empirical Studies
10/01/2007
The challenge of preventing chronic wounds is due in no small part to multiple factors affecting both the specific condition and overall clinical profile of individuals at risk. Development of a chronic, non-healing wound has a profoundly...
The challenge of preventing chronic wounds is due in no small part to multiple factors affecting both the specific condition and overall clinical profile of individuals at risk. Development of a chronic, non-healing wound has a profoundly...
The challenge of preventing...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
10/01/2007
A pressure ulcer is a wound caused by unrelieved pressure that damages underlying tissue.1 Risk factors for pressure ulcer development include reduced activity, poor nutrition, immobility, incontinence, low body weight, spinal cord injury,...
A pressure ulcer is a wound caused by unrelieved pressure that damages underlying tissue.1 Risk factors for pressure ulcer development include reduced activity, poor nutrition, immobility, incontinence, low body weight, spinal cord injury,...
A pressure ulcer is a wound...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
10/01/2007
Diabetic foot ulcers occur annually in 3% of the US population with diabetes.1 Among veterans under the care of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 20% have diabetes and approximately 26,000 of these veterans develop foot ulcers each...
Diabetic foot ulcers occur annually in 3% of the US population with diabetes.1 Among veterans under the care of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 20% have diabetes and approximately 26,000 of these veterans develop foot ulcers each...
Diabetic foot ulcers occur...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
10/01/2007
Pressure ulcers are a common problem that significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality among patients with spinal cord injury and other chronic conditions.1 Pressure ulcer occurrence is frequently viewed as a medical error; efforts...
Pressure ulcers are a common problem that significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality among patients with spinal cord injury and other chronic conditions.1 Pressure ulcer occurrence is frequently viewed as a medical error; efforts...
Pressure ulcers are a common...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
10/01/2007
Soft tissue breakdown disables an estimated 1.3 to 3 million patients per year in the US.1,2 The total cost of associated healthcare is $8 billion per year.3 Miller and Delozier4 estimated that in 1992, treating patients with pressure...
Soft tissue breakdown disables an estimated 1.3 to 3 million patients per year in the US.1,2 The total cost of associated healthcare is $8 billion per year.3 Miller and Delozier4 estimated that in 1992, treating patients with pressure...
Soft tissue breakdown disables...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
10/01/2007
1. Which of the following has NOT been identified as a barrier to the implementation of clinical practice guidelines for wound care:
A. Lack of leadership support from the facility
B. The limited availability of computer equipment
C. The...
1. Which of the following has NOT been identified as a barrier to the implementation of clinical practice guidelines for wound care:
A. Lack of leadership support from the facility
B. The limited availability of computer equipment
C. The...
1. Which of the following has...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
10/01/2007
Computerized wound analysis system receives clearance
Aranz Medical Limited (Christchurch, New Zealand) announces that the Silhouette™, a computerized wound imaging, analysis, and documentation system, recently received 510(k) pre-market...
Computerized wound analysis system receives clearance
Aranz Medical Limited (Christchurch, New Zealand) announces that the Silhouette™, a computerized wound imaging, analysis, and documentation system, recently received 510(k) pre-market...
Computerized wound analysis...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
10/01/2007
Common sense is in medicine the master workman. – Anonymous
A (Not Untypical) Case
A 50-year old male patient underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured diverticulum with peritonitis.
A diverting transverse loop colostomy was...
Common sense is in medicine the master workman. – Anonymous
A (Not Untypical) Case
A 50-year old male patient underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured diverticulum with peritonitis.
A diverting transverse loop colostomy was...
Common sense is in medicine the...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
10/01/2007
When a medical topic becomes a plot line for a prime-time television series, you can be sure it is making news beyond the usual healthcare circles. A recent episode of ER addressed evidence-based medicine. The new emergency department...
When a medical topic becomes a plot line for a prime-time television series, you can be sure it is making news beyond the usual healthcare circles. A recent episode of ER addressed evidence-based medicine. The new emergency department...
When a medical topic becomes a...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
10/01/2007
Chronic non-healing wounds are a major challenge in patient care. It is becoming increasingly clear that the incidence of chronic wounds cannot be reduced without interdisciplinary teams comprised of members who seek to ensure that research...
Chronic non-healing wounds are a major challenge in patient care. It is becoming increasingly clear that the incidence of chronic wounds cannot be reduced without interdisciplinary teams comprised of members who seek to ensure that research...
Chronic non-healing wounds are...
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Wound Management & Prevention
