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Volume 53 - Issue 10 - October, 2007

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: Bringing Evidence-based Wound Research to the Bedside
10/01/2007
  Chronic non-healing wounds are a major challenge in patient care. It is becoming increasingly clear that the incidence of chronic wounds cannot be reduced without interdisciplinary teams comprised of members who seek to ensure that research...
  Chronic non-healing wounds are a major challenge in patient care. It is becoming increasingly clear that the incidence of chronic wounds cannot be reduced without interdisciplinary teams comprised of members who seek to ensure that research...
  Chronic non-healing wounds are...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Sharing What Comes Naturally
10/01/2007
Common sense is in medicine the master workman. – Anonymous A (Not Untypical) Case   A 50-year old male patient underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured diverticulum with peritonitis. A diverting transverse loop colostomy was...
Common sense is in medicine the master workman. – Anonymous A (Not Untypical) Case   A 50-year old male patient underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured diverticulum with peritonitis. A diverting transverse loop colostomy was...
Common sense is in medicine the...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: Evidence-based Medicine in Prime Time
10/01/2007
  When a medical topic becomes a plot line for a prime-time television series, you can be sure it is making news beyond the usual healthcare circles. A recent episode of ER addressed evidence-based medicine. The new emergency department...
  When a medical topic becomes a plot line for a prime-time television series, you can be sure it is making news beyond the usual healthcare circles. A recent episode of ER addressed evidence-based medicine. The new emergency department...
  When a medical topic becomes a...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Integrating Wound Care Research into Clinical Practice
10/01/2007
  Defined as “integrating individual clinical experience with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research,”1 evidence-based medical practice is commonly accepted as the standard of care in medicine. In wound care,...
  Defined as “integrating individual clinical experience with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research,”1 evidence-based medical practice is commonly accepted as the standard of care in medicine. In wound care,...
  Defined as “integrating...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Pressure Ulcer Problem
10/01/2007
  The challenge of preventing chronic wounds is due in no small part to multiple factors affecting both the specific condition and overall clinical profile of individuals at risk. Development of a chronic, non-healing wound has a profoundly...
  The challenge of preventing chronic wounds is due in no small part to multiple factors affecting both the specific condition and overall clinical profile of individuals at risk. Development of a chronic, non-healing wound has a profoundly...
  The challenge of preventing...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
Are All Pressure Ulcers the Result of Deep Tissue Injury? A Review of the Literature
10/01/2007
  Pressure ulcers are a common problem that significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality among patients with spinal cord injury and other chronic conditions.1 Pressure ulcer occurrence is frequently viewed as a medical error; efforts...
  Pressure ulcers are a common problem that significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality among patients with spinal cord injury and other chronic conditions.1 Pressure ulcer occurrence is frequently viewed as a medical error; efforts...
  Pressure ulcers are a common...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Pressure Ulcer Tissue Histology: An Appraisal of Current Knowledge
10/01/2007
  A pressure ulcer is a wound caused by unrelieved pressure that damages underlying tissue.1 Risk factors for pressure ulcer development include reduced activity, poor nutrition, immobility, incontinence, low body weight, spinal cord injury,...
  A pressure ulcer is a wound caused by unrelieved pressure that damages underlying tissue.1 Risk factors for pressure ulcer development include reduced activity, poor nutrition, immobility, incontinence, low body weight, spinal cord injury,...
  A pressure ulcer is a wound...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
Support Surface Interface Pressure, Microenvironment, and the Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers: An Analysis of the Literature
10/01/2007
  Soft tissue breakdown disables an estimated 1.3 to 3 million patients per year in the US.1,2 The total cost of associated healthcare is $8 billion per year.3 Miller and Delozier4 estimated that in 1992, treating patients with pressure...
  Soft tissue breakdown disables an estimated 1.3 to 3 million patients per year in the US.1,2 The total cost of associated healthcare is $8 billion per year.3 Miller and Delozier4 estimated that in 1992, treating patients with pressure...
  Soft tissue breakdown disables...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
The Process of Implementing a Rural VA Wound Care Program for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients
10/01/2007
  Diabetic foot ulcers occur annually in 3% of the US population with diabetes.1 Among veterans under the care of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 20% have diabetes and approximately 26,000 of these veterans develop foot ulcers each...
  Diabetic foot ulcers occur annually in 3% of the US population with diabetes.1 Among veterans under the care of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 20% have diabetes and approximately 26,000 of these veterans develop foot ulcers each...
  Diabetic foot ulcers occur...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
CE Quiz for 7.0 Contact Hours [Evidence-based Medicine Ostomy Wound Manage 2007;53(10)]
10/01/2007
1. Which of the following has NOT been identified as a barrier to the implementation of clinical practice guidelines for wound care: A. Lack of leadership support from the facility B. The limited availability of computer equipment C. The...
1. Which of the following has NOT been identified as a barrier to the implementation of clinical practice guidelines for wound care: A. Lack of leadership support from the facility B. The limited availability of computer equipment C. The...
1. Which of the following has...
10/01/2007
Wound Management & Prevention

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