Volume 53 - Issue 5 - May, 2007
Column
Letter from the Editor
05/01/2007
Because it is a clinically oriented publication, Ostomy Wound Management rarely addresses the business side of care. With millions of people experiencing chronic, nonhealing wounds – numbers that promise to grow with increasing incidence of...
Because it is a clinically oriented publication, Ostomy Wound Management rarely addresses the business side of care. With millions of people experiencing chronic, nonhealing wounds – numbers that promise to grow with increasing incidence of...
Because it is a clinically...
05/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
05/01/2007
Earlier this year, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) updated its pressure ulcer definitions and staging system. A pressure ulcer is defined as localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony...
Earlier this year, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) updated its pressure ulcer definitions and staging system. A pressure ulcer is defined as localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony...
Earlier this year, the...
05/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
05/01/2007
Lymphedema (LE) is swelling that occurs when protein-rich lymph fluid (ie, plasma proteins, extravascular blood cells, excess water, and parenchymal products) accumulates in the interstitial tissue as a result of damage or trauma.1 It is...
Lymphedema (LE) is swelling that occurs when protein-rich lymph fluid (ie, plasma proteins, extravascular blood cells, excess water, and parenchymal products) accumulates in the interstitial tissue as a result of damage or trauma.1 It is...
Lymphedema (LE) is swelling...
05/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
05/01/2007
The use of bioprosthetic materials is an evolving strategy in reconstructing soft tissue defects. The use of bioprosthetics to facilitate repair of complex abdominal wall defects has been reported but remains limited. After reviewing...
The use of bioprosthetic materials is an evolving strategy in reconstructing soft tissue defects. The use of bioprosthetics to facilitate repair of complex abdominal wall defects has been reported but remains limited. After reviewing...
The use of bioprosthetic...
05/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
05/01/2007
Silver-coated antimicrobial barrier dressing now available
Smith & Nephew Wound Management (Largo, FL) introduces ACTICOAT Site, a silver-coated antimicrobial barrier dressing. The dressing is specifically designed to help manage...
Silver-coated antimicrobial barrier dressing now available
Smith & Nephew Wound Management (Largo, FL) introduces ACTICOAT Site, a silver-coated antimicrobial barrier dressing. The dressing is specifically designed to help manage...
Silver-coated antimicrobial...
05/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Case Report
05/01/2007
Pilonidal disease is a common anorectal problem with an incidence of 16 cases per 100,000 people and an incidence of 1.1% in young adult men.1,2 The majority of cases present as acute disease and are adequately managed with incision and...
Pilonidal disease is a common anorectal problem with an incidence of 16 cases per 100,000 people and an incidence of 1.1% in young adult men.1,2 The majority of cases present as acute disease and are adequately managed with incision and...
Pilonidal disease is a common...
05/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
