Volume 54 - Issue 3 - March, 2008
Feature
Empirical Studies
03/01/2008
Silver is an effective, broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent commonly incorporated into topical creams (eg, silver sulfadiazine)1-11 and wound dressings to manage wound infection. Despite the medical benefits of using ionic silver to manage...
Silver is an effective, broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent commonly incorporated into topical creams (eg, silver sulfadiazine)1-11 and wound dressings to manage wound infection. Despite the medical benefits of using ionic silver to manage...
Silver is an effective,...
03/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
03/01/2008
This true story is a case study in a culture that kills tens of thousands and hurts hundreds of thousands every year.
A frail, elderly, malnourished woman was admitted to the hospital by her cardiologist. On one of my visits, I found...
This true story is a case study in a culture that kills tens of thousands and hurts hundreds of thousands every year.
A frail, elderly, malnourished woman was admitted to the hospital by her cardiologist. On one of my visits, I found...
This true story is a case...
03/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
03/01/2008
Dollars alone do not represent the true price of gauze or any other wound care product. Clinicians and purchasing agents must consider product performance, efficacy, patient safety, potential negative outcomes, and liability. To ensure that...
Dollars alone do not represent the true price of gauze or any other wound care product. Clinicians and purchasing agents must consider product performance, efficacy, patient safety, potential negative outcomes, and liability. To ensure that...
Dollars alone do not represent...
03/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
