Volume 58 - Issue 4 - April 2012

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Empirical Studies

Developing Evidence-Based Algorithms for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Adults with Acute and Chronic Wounds: Literature and Expert-based Face Validation Results

04/01/2012

Abstract Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used extensively in the management of acute and chronic wounds, but concerns persist about its efficacy, effectiveness, and safety. Available guidelines and algorithms are wound...

Abstract Negative pressure...

04/01/2012

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Pressure Ulcer Occurrence Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: Observations from a Disaster Medical Assistance Team

04/01/2012

Abstract Persons with limited mobility are at risk for pressure ulcers. The development of pressure ulcers following earthquakes has been reported secondary to disaster-related spinal cord injury. In the aftermath of the Great East Japan...

Abstract Persons with limited...

04/01/2012

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Letter from the Editor

From the Editor: Inspiring‚Ä¶ but Imperfect

04/01/2012

Today’s lesson, Students, is that the world isn’t perfect. It’s flawed. Capricious. Ephemeral. Hold firm, if you must, to all the definites you perceive, but know: At some point, there will be a shattering. A reckoning. And from the...

Today’s lesson, Students, is...

04/01/2012

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AAWC Update

04/01/2012

The AAWC Research Committee has developed educational posters. The goal of the posters is to help clinicians develop higher-quality work when submitting future SAWC posters around nonrandomized controlled clinical trials. AAWC educational...

The AAWC Research Committee has...

04/01/2012

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PEARLS FOR PRACTICE

Pearls for Practice: Discovering Hydroconductive Dressings

04/01/2012

Topical therapy is one of the most confounding issues in wound care. Currently, more than 50 different classes of dressings and more than 3,000 products are available to clinicians. Each has various properties designed to enhance the body’s...

Topical therapy is one of the...

04/01/2012

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The Ostomy Files: Getting the Right Body Fit

04/01/2012

Living with an ostomy is a personal journey. It is a life-changing experience that touches individuals both physically and psychologically. More than 120,000 people of all ages in the United States undergo ostomy surgery every year....

Living with an ostomy is a...

04/01/2012

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Nutrition 411: Are Vegetarian Diets Adequate for Wound Healing?

04/01/2012

Healthcare professionals who work in wound management know the routine: When faced with a patient with compromised skin integrity, they pump up the protein — typically, by recommending increased amounts of meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs,...

Healthcare professionals who...

04/01/2012

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Continence Coach: Differential Assessment of Trunk Wounds: Pressure Ulceration versus Incontinence-associated Dermatitis versus Intertriginous Dermatitis

04/01/2012

All wound clinicians know that accurate determination of etiology (and implementation of measures to address etiology) is the critical first step in effective management of any wound; attention to glycemic control, perfusion, nutrition, and...

All wound clinicians know that...

04/01/2012

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My Scope of Practice: Educator, Entrepreneur

04/01/2012

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. — Plutarch “Wound and ostomy professionals are a special breed,” says Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOCN, WCC, DWC. “They are amazingly talented and caring. If an individual...

The mind is not a vessel to be...

04/01/2012

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Special to OWM: Venous Ulcer Guideline Update Accepted by National Guideline Clearinghouse

04/01/2012

The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) Guidelines Task Force 5-year update of its Venous Ulcer Guideline was accepted for publication on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Guideline Clearinghouse...

The Association for the...

04/01/2012

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Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study

Study to determine if the use of a new dressing protocol applied by advanced practice certified wound care nurses at the patient’s residence could be effective in rapid wound resolution.

Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations

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Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing

Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.

The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds

The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases.

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