Volume 57 - Issue 5 - May 2011
Column
Letter from the Editor
05/09/2011
At the recent Ostomy Wound Management Editorial Board meeting, held yearly at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, participants were asked to suggest new ongoing print and online columns that would address key issues in health- and...
At the recent Ostomy Wound Management Editorial Board meeting, held yearly at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, participants were asked to suggest new ongoing print and online columns that would address key issues in health- and...
At the recent Ostomy Wound...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
05/09/2011
Pearls for Practice is made possible through the support of Ferris Mfg. Corp, Burr Ridge, IL (www.polymem.com). The opinions and statements of the clinicians providing Pearls for Practice are specific to the respective authors and are not...
Pearls for Practice is made possible through the support of Ferris Mfg. Corp, Burr Ridge, IL (www.polymem.com). The opinions and statements of the clinicians providing Pearls for Practice are specific to the respective authors and are not...
Pearls for Practice is made...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
05/09/2011
Abstract
More than one million people develop pressure ulcers (PU) every year in the US — a major problem that leads to increased morbidity and mortality. A hospital-acquired PU (HAPU) is defined as any ulcer noted 24 or more hours after...
Abstract
More than one million people develop pressure ulcers (PU) every year in the US — a major problem that leads to increased morbidity and mortality. A hospital-acquired PU (HAPU) is defined as any ulcer noted 24 or more hours after...
Abstract
More than one...
05/09/2011
Wound Management & Prevention