Volume 55 - Issue 4 - April, 2009
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
04/01/2009
Two recent events relate to pressure ulcers. In February 2007, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) restated its definitions of and staging process for pressure ulcers. Included in the staging process are modifications of...
Two recent events relate to pressure ulcers. In February 2007, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) restated its definitions of and staging process for pressure ulcers. Included in the staging process are modifications of...
Two recent events relate to...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
04/01/2009
My mother had ulcerative colitis (UC). I have spent a lifetime aware of frequent bathroom visits, restricted diets, irritability, and side effects from medications, such as bloating and fatigue. Ultimately, my mom underwent a total...
My mother had ulcerative colitis (UC). I have spent a lifetime aware of frequent bathroom visits, restricted diets, irritability, and side effects from medications, such as bloating and fatigue. Ultimately, my mom underwent a total...
My mother had ulcerative...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2009
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day
- Marian Wright Edelman
A graduate of the Texas Woman’s University (Denton, Tex) nursing program, Julie Ortiz, CWOCN, joined the staff...
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day
- Marian Wright Edelman
A graduate of the Texas Woman’s University (Denton, Tex) nursing program, Julie Ortiz, CWOCN, joined the staff...
You're not obligated to win....
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2009
During the past two decades, research on vitamin D has increased exponentially. Healthcare practitioners have learned vitamin D plays a much more important role in disease prevention and well-being than was ever suspected. This new...
During the past two decades, research on vitamin D has increased exponentially. Healthcare practitioners have learned vitamin D plays a much more important role in disease prevention and well-being than was ever suspected. This new...
During the past two...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2009
Abstract
The phrasing of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s (NPUAP) definition of deep tissue injury (DTI) was based on case reports, clinical observations, and experience. Although etiological studies of DTI, primarily related to...
Abstract
The phrasing of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s (NPUAP) definition of deep tissue injury (DTI) was based on case reports, clinical observations, and experience. Although etiological studies of DTI, primarily related to...
Abstract
The phrasing of the...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2009
A stirring editorial1 by Catherine D. DeAngelis, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, and her pediatrician husband, James C. Harris, reminds all healthcare professionals that personal care begins with...
A stirring editorial1 by Catherine D. DeAngelis, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, and her pediatrician husband, James C. Harris, reminds all healthcare professionals that personal care begins with...
A stirring editorial1 by...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
04/01/2009
Abstract
Biofilm is a relatively new concept in the fields of infectious disease, wound infection, and healing. Although scientific research and “noise” regarding wound biofilm is increasing, little is known about the presentation,...
Abstract
Biofilm is a relatively new concept in the fields of infectious disease, wound infection, and healing. Although scientific research and “noise” regarding wound biofilm is increasing, little is known about the presentation,...
Abstract
Biofilm is a...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Abstracts
04/01/2009
April 29–29, 2009 Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center Dallas, Texas Of the almost 400 abstracts received for judging, only 24 were accepted for oral presentation. The abstracts for these winning entries are presented here to spark your...
April 29–29, 2009 Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center Dallas, Texas Of the almost 400 abstracts received for judging, only 24 were accepted for oral presentation. The abstracts for these winning entries are presented here to spark your...
April 29–29, 2009 Gaylord Texan...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2009
Abstract
Information about pressure ulcer prevalence, prevention, and optimal management strategies in the long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) setting is sparse. Although care processes in other patient care settings have been reported to...
Abstract
Information about pressure ulcer prevalence, prevention, and optimal management strategies in the long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) setting is sparse. Although care processes in other patient care settings have been reported to...
Abstract
Information about...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
04/01/2009
Mobile NPWT system provides comfort and ease of use
Smith & Nephew Inc’s Advanced Wound Management division (St. Petersburg, Fla) announced the US launch of its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared negative pressure wound...
Mobile NPWT system provides comfort and ease of use
Smith & Nephew Inc’s Advanced Wound Management division (St. Petersburg, Fla) announced the US launch of its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared negative pressure wound...
Mobile NPWT system provides...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
04/01/2009
Abstract
Vibrio alginolyticus is a halophilic Gram-negative bacterium normally present in seawater. Vibrios are not capable of cutaneous invasion through intact skin and their isolation from extraintestinal sites is uncommon. However,...
Abstract
Vibrio alginolyticus is a halophilic Gram-negative bacterium normally present in seawater. Vibrios are not capable of cutaneous invasion through intact skin and their isolation from extraintestinal sites is uncommon. However,...
Abstract
Vibrio alginolyticus...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Editorial
04/01/2009
Leadership is the ability to guide, direct, or influence people. A leader can be an individual or a group of people. Leadership can be taking a chance personally or professionally to make a change in your work or practice setting,...
Leadership is the ability to guide, direct, or influence people. A leader can be an individual or a group of people. Leadership can be taking a chance personally or professionally to make a change in your work or practice setting,...
Leadership is the ability...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2009
Abstract
Diagnosis of wound malignancy often remains elusive and is of particular concern in the geriatric population because the average age for presentation of squamous cell cancer is 70 years. Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, as well as...
Abstract
Diagnosis of wound malignancy often remains elusive and is of particular concern in the geriatric population because the average age for presentation of squamous cell cancer is 70 years. Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, as well as...
Abstract
Diagnosis of wound...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Executive Spotlight
04/01/2009
During opening ceremonies for the 2005 Sympoisum on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) announced that its mission was about to enter uncharted waters. The AAWC was going global. As with...
During opening ceremonies for the 2005 Sympoisum on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) announced that its mission was about to enter uncharted waters. The AAWC was going global. As with...
During opening ceremonies...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Letter from the Editor
04/01/2009
Growing up, I thought instant communication meant a string and two empty green bean cans strung across the breezeway between bedroom windows. One friend would yell to the other, “Pick up!” and a satisfying chat ensued (“What are you...
Growing up, I thought instant communication meant a string and two empty green bean cans strung across the breezeway between bedroom windows. One friend would yell to the other, “Pick up!” and a satisfying chat ensued (“What are you...
Growing up, I thought...
04/01/2009
Wound Management & Prevention
Letters to the Editor
04/01/2009
The study presented in Takahashi PY, Kiemele LJ, Chandra A, Cha SS, Targonski PV, A retrospective cohort study of factors that affect healing in long-term care residents with chronic wounds (Ostomy Wound Manage. 2009;55[1]:32–37)...
The study presented in Takahashi PY, Kiemele LJ, Chandra A, Cha SS, Targonski PV, A retrospective cohort study of factors that affect healing in long-term care residents with chronic wounds (Ostomy Wound Manage. 2009;55[1]:32–37)...
The study presented in...
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Wound Management & Prevention
