Volume 51 - Issue 3 - March, 2005
Column
03/01/2005
Because portions of their intestinal tract have been removed or bypassed, people with a fecal stoma (ileostomy or colostomy) may experience difficulty in absorbing and, therefore, gaining maximum benefit from oral medications. The shorter...
Because portions of their intestinal tract have been removed or bypassed, people with a fecal stoma (ileostomy or colostomy) may experience difficulty in absorbing and, therefore, gaining maximum benefit from oral medications. The shorter...
Because portions of their...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2005
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pumps
For Medicare Part B covered patients, the four regional Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs) have written Local Coverage Decisions (LCDs) for negative pressure wound therapy pumps and...
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pumps
For Medicare Part B covered patients, the four regional Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs) have written Local Coverage Decisions (LCDs) for negative pressure wound therapy pumps and...
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2005
Valuable Resources Available Online: Clinical Practice Guidelines
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). The American Medical Directors Association has two new guidelines available: A Tool Kit for Implementation of the Clinical...
Valuable Resources Available Online: Clinical Practice Guidelines
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). The American Medical Directors Association has two new guidelines available: A Tool Kit for Implementation of the Clinical...
Valuable Resources Available...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2005
Educational skin care booklet released
Healthpoint (Fort Worth, Tex.) announced the availability of a new educational booklet for patients with a variety of dry skin conditions. The booklet provides tips for managing and coping with the...
Educational skin care booklet released
Healthpoint (Fort Worth, Tex.) announced the availability of a new educational booklet for patients with a variety of dry skin conditions. The booklet provides tips for managing and coping with the...
Educational skin care booklet...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
03/01/2005
This study was sponsored by a clinical grant from ConvaTec, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ.
Personal well being and quality of life are important for an individual adjusting to life with an ostomy. Recovery is...
This study was sponsored by a clinical grant from ConvaTec, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ.
Personal well being and quality of life are important for an individual adjusting to life with an ostomy. Recovery is...
This study was sponsored by...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
03/01/2005
A recent article by Sibbald1 reviewed the findings of a Canadian consensus conference convened to address the use of Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.® Therapy, KCI USA, San Antonio, Tex.) in wound management. Sibbald states the goal of...
A recent article by Sibbald1 reviewed the findings of a Canadian consensus conference convened to address the use of Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.® Therapy, KCI USA, San Antonio, Tex.) in wound management. Sibbald states the goal of...
A recent article by Sibbald1...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
03/01/2005
This study was funded by an Administration on Aging Grant, No. 90-AM-2304.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires continuous treatment, including adequate glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control, to prevent complications....
This study was funded by an Administration on Aging Grant, No. 90-AM-2304.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires continuous treatment, including adequate glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control, to prevent complications....
This study was funded by an...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
03/01/2005
Arthropods comprise the majority (75%) of the world’s animal species. An estimated 170,000 species of spiders exist; 34,000 have been described.1 Although most spiders have little interaction with humans, a few cause significant medical...
Arthropods comprise the majority (75%) of the world’s animal species. An estimated 170,000 species of spiders exist; 34,000 have been described.1 Although most spiders have little interaction with humans, a few cause significant medical...
Arthropods comprise the...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
03/01/2005
I know — “thinking outside the box” is a well-worn phrase. Most of us barely seem to have time to think “straight” let alone “outside the box.” Plus, the well-established principles of science — ie, we build upon previously reported...
I know — “thinking outside the box” is a well-worn phrase. Most of us barely seem to have time to think “straight” let alone “outside the box.” Plus, the well-established principles of science — ie, we build upon previously reported...
I know — “thinking outside...
03/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
