Volume 55 - Issue 6 - June, 2009
Literature Review
06/01/2009
Abstract:
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used to treat a wide and growing range of problematic acute and chronic wounds. Continuous therapy delivered at -125 mm Hg has been routinely recommended, despite consistent research...
Abstract:
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used to treat a wide and growing range of problematic acute and chronic wounds. Continuous therapy delivered at -125 mm Hg has been routinely recommended, despite consistent research...
Abstract:
Negative pressure...
06/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
06/01/2009
Abstract
The successful implementation of wound care guidelines requires an appreciation for the frustrations experienced by nurses trying to incorporate these tools into clinical practice.
These frustrations or barriers to best wound care...
Abstract
The successful implementation of wound care guidelines requires an appreciation for the frustrations experienced by nurses trying to incorporate these tools into clinical practice.
These frustrations or barriers to best wound care...
Abstract
The successful...
06/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
06/01/2009
Abstract
The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is well established in the management of hard-to-heal wounds. One institution, familiar with NPWT’s capabilities as well as its shortcomings (eg, pain at dressing changes and pain...
Abstract
The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is well established in the management of hard-to-heal wounds. One institution, familiar with NPWT’s capabilities as well as its shortcomings (eg, pain at dressing changes and pain...
Abstract
The use of negative...
06/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
06/01/2009
Perfection is the child of time. — Bishop Joseph Hall (1574–1656)
Last April, thousands of wound care professionals attended the Spring 2009 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. While most of the country focused on the economy and swine...
Perfection is the child of time. — Bishop Joseph Hall (1574–1656)
Last April, thousands of wound care professionals attended the Spring 2009 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. While most of the country focused on the economy and swine...
Perfection is the child of time....
06/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention