Volume 52 - Issue 12 - December, 2006
Department
12/01/2006
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a symptom complex that comprises urinary urgency, with or without urge urinary incontinence (UUI), and often involves increased urinary frequency and nocturia.1 Behavioral interventions and recent pharmacological...
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a symptom complex that comprises urinary urgency, with or without urge urinary incontinence (UUI), and often involves increased urinary frequency and nocturia.1 Behavioral interventions and recent pharmacological...
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
12/01/2006
Silver dressing manages moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin folds
Coloplast Corp (Atlanta, GA) introduces InterDry™ Ag Textile with Silver Complex. The dressing is specially designed to manage moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin...
Silver dressing manages moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin folds
Coloplast Corp (Atlanta, GA) introduces InterDry™ Ag Textile with Silver Complex. The dressing is specially designed to manage moisture, odor, and inflammation in skin...
Silver dressing manages...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
12/01/2006
All butt(ock)s are not created equal and all altered buttock skin integrity is not created equally. Although altered skin integrity on the buttocks is frequently identified as pressure ulcers, other sources must be considered. Unless...
All butt(ock)s are not created equal and all altered buttock skin integrity is not created equally. Although altered skin integrity on the buttocks is frequently identified as pressure ulcers, other sources must be considered. Unless...
All butt(ock)s are not created...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
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The overwhelming focus of the wound care specialist is on healing. However, the patient’s greatest concern may be the pain associated with his or her wound; therefore, the prescribed treatment must promote healing while minimizing pain....
The overwhelming focus of the wound care specialist is on healing. However, the patient’s greatest concern may be the pain associated with his or her wound; therefore, the prescribed treatment must promote healing while minimizing pain....
The overwhelming focus of the...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
12/01/2006
Gertrude Stein immortalized the line “a rose is a rose is a rose” in the 1913 poem Sacred Emily.1 When later interviewed, she stated that this famous line made the “rose … red for the first time in English poetry for one hundred years.”...
Gertrude Stein immortalized the line “a rose is a rose is a rose” in the 1913 poem Sacred Emily.1 When later interviewed, she stated that this famous line made the “rose … red for the first time in English poetry for one hundred years.”...
Gertrude Stein immortalized...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
12/01/2006
More than 65% of nursing home residents experience some type of urinary incontinence (UI). It is a leading cause of institutionalization second only to dementia.1 In addition to UI, other bladder-related disorders such as urinary retention...
More than 65% of nursing home residents experience some type of urinary incontinence (UI). It is a leading cause of institutionalization second only to dementia.1 In addition to UI, other bladder-related disorders such as urinary retention...
More than 65% of nursing home...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
12/01/2006
Dr. Bliss and Ms. Zehrer disclose they are employees of 3M Health Care. Dr. Bliss has received funding for projects from Birchwood Labs, Inc, Kimberly Clark, Inc, and 3M Health Care and speaker honoraria from Healthpoint. Research for the...
Dr. Bliss and Ms. Zehrer disclose they are employees of 3M Health Care. Dr. Bliss has received funding for projects from Birchwood Labs, Inc, Kimberly Clark, Inc, and 3M Health Care and speaker honoraria from Healthpoint. Research for the...
Dr. Bliss and Ms. Zehrer...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
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The author discloses she received an unrestricted educational grant from Hollister, Inc. to support the writing of this manuscript.
Caring for acutely or critically ill patients with fecal incontinence is a daunting task that consumes...
The author discloses she received an unrestricted educational grant from Hollister, Inc. to support the writing of this manuscript.
Caring for acutely or critically ill patients with fecal incontinence is a daunting task that consumes...
The author discloses she...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
12/01/2006
This article is based on a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Chicago, Ill, June 3-8, 2003.
According to studies by McLeod et al1 and Nugent et al, 2 who assessed the results of...
This article is based on a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Chicago, Ill, June 3-8, 2003.
According to studies by McLeod et al1 and Nugent et al, 2 who assessed the results of...
This article is based on a...
12/01/2006
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
12/01/2006
This issue continues the OWM tradition of focusing the December articles on incontinence and features the work of incontinence specialists, including several of my colleagues. The articles address both urinary and fecal...
This issue continues the OWM tradition of focusing the December articles on incontinence and features the work of incontinence specialists, including several of my colleagues. The articles address both urinary and fecal...
This issue continues the OWM...
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Wound Management & Prevention
