Volume 57 - Issue 10 - October 2011
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
10/01/2011
A stoma is an opening and an ostomy is a surgically created opening, either temporary or permanent, used to divert the flow of stool or urine. A pouch collects the urine or stool and has a solid skin barrier, also referred to as a wafer,...
A stoma is an opening and an ostomy is a surgically created opening, either temporary or permanent, used to divert the flow of stool or urine. A pouch collects the urine or stool and has a solid skin barrier, also referred to as a wafer,...
A stoma is an opening and an...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
10/01/2011
Abstract
Clostridium difficile can cause diarrhea of varying severity; C. difficile cross-contamination is a serious concern in healthcare institutions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a fecal management system...
Abstract
Clostridium difficile can cause diarrhea of varying severity; C. difficile cross-contamination is a serious concern in healthcare institutions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a fecal management system...
Abstract
Clostridium...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
10/01/2011
Every issue of OWM is a reminder that the world of skin, wound, continence, and ostomy care is in a constant state of change. As in most areas of healthcare, we rarely can discuss anything as being black or white, and for every question...
Every issue of OWM is a reminder that the world of skin, wound, continence, and ostomy care is in a constant state of change. As in most areas of healthcare, we rarely can discuss anything as being black or white, and for every question...
Every issue of OWM is a...
10/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
