Volume 55 - Issue 1 - January, 2009
Feature
Empirical Studies
01/01/2009
Abstract
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics for infected chronic wounds is a global problem that may contribute to delayed healing and the development of drug-resistant micro-organisms. A prospective, descriptive cohort study of 50 male and...
Abstract
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics for infected chronic wounds is a global problem that may contribute to delayed healing and the development of drug-resistant micro-organisms. A prospective, descriptive cohort study of 50 male and...
Abstract
Indiscriminate use of...
01/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
01/01/2009
Let’s face it. Generally, we do not spend much time considering processes until something goes awry. Why worry about the “how” when the train runs on time, the computer hums cooperatively, and the wound heals as it should? Why worry...
Let’s face it. Generally, we do not spend much time considering processes until something goes awry. Why worry about the “how” when the train runs on time, the computer hums cooperatively, and the wound heals as it should? Why worry...
Let’s face it. Generally,...
01/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
01/01/2009
Wound healing is an organized, four-phased system involving homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and maturation. If injured tissue follows these phases, the wound will close. However, this process is far from simple. A variety of...
Wound healing is an organized, four-phased system involving homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and maturation. If injured tissue follows these phases, the wound will close. However, this process is far from simple. A variety of...
Wound healing is an...
01/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
