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Volume 49 - Issue 4 - April, 2003

Empirical Studies
Treating Recalcitrant Diabetic Wounds with Hyaluronic Acid: A Review of Patients
04/01/2003
  The characteristic wound in the patient with diabetes is the foot ulcer, which is estimated to affect up to 15% of all people with diabetes during their lifetime.1 The cost of diabetic foot ulcers is high; the length of hospitalization for...
  The characteristic wound in the patient with diabetes is the foot ulcer, which is estimated to affect up to 15% of all people with diabetes during their lifetime.1 The cost of diabetic foot ulcers is high; the length of hospitalization for...
  The characteristic wound in...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
Pharmacotherapy as Adjunctive Treatment for Serious Foot Wounds in the Patient with Diabetes: A Case Study
04/01/2003
Literature Review    Nonhealing foot ulcers, characterized by a lack of self-repair over time, are prevalent among individuals with diabetes mellitus.1 Although surveillance reports of diabetic foot ulcers are fraught with limitations,...
Literature Review    Nonhealing foot ulcers, characterized by a lack of self-repair over time, are prevalent among individuals with diabetes mellitus.1 Although surveillance reports of diabetic foot ulcers are fraught with limitations,...
Literature Review    Nonhealing...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Does Sterile or Nonsterile Technique Make a Difference in Wounds Healing by Secondary Intention?
04/01/2003
   In the spring of 1998, nursing staff on two surgical units at a major medical center noticed inconsistencies in the care of open surgical wounds. Some nurses used sterile while others employed a clean dressing change technique. Because...
   In the spring of 1998, nursing staff on two surgical units at a major medical center noticed inconsistencies in the care of open surgical wounds. Some nurses used sterile while others employed a clean dressing change technique. Because...
   In the spring of 1998,...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Epidermoid Cancers that Masquerade as Venous Ulcer Disease
04/01/2003
   Squamous cell cancer (SCC) represents a type of epidermoid carcinoma of the skin; 20% of all dermatological malignancies are SCC, second only to basal cell cancers (BCC). Clinicians agree that damage from the sun may manifest many years...
   Squamous cell cancer (SCC) represents a type of epidermoid carcinoma of the skin; 20% of all dermatological malignancies are SCC, second only to basal cell cancers (BCC). Clinicians agree that damage from the sun may manifest many years...
   Squamous cell cancer (SCC)...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Letter from the Editor
From the Editor: The Advantages of April
04/01/2003
  April, T.S. Eliot wrote, "is the cruellest month, breeding/ Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/ Memory out of desire, stirring/ Dull roots with spring rain." Emerson, not to be outdone, chimed in, "April cold with dripping rain...." And...
  April, T.S. Eliot wrote, "is the cruellest month, breeding/ Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/ Memory out of desire, stirring/ Dull roots with spring rain." Emerson, not to be outdone, chimed in, "April cold with dripping rain...." And...
  April, T.S. Eliot wrote, "is...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
The Ostomy Files: Stomal Complications: At What Price?
04/01/2003
  Most people who undergo ostomy surgery experience some type of complication during the time they live with a stoma. Each complication carries with it not only management issues but also emotional, psychological, and financial problems that...
  Most people who undergo ostomy surgery experience some type of complication during the time they live with a stoma. Each complication carries with it not only management issues but also emotional, psychological, and financial problems that...
  Most people who undergo ostomy...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
My Scope of Practice: One Title, Many Hats
04/01/2003
  Brenda Hensley, MSN, RN, CWOCN, has made a name for herself in the field of wound ostomy continence care - probably because, as she says, she "has her fingers in everything" (no pun intended). As a Clinical Nurse Specialist/WOC nurse with...
  Brenda Hensley, MSN, RN, CWOCN, has made a name for herself in the field of wound ostomy continence care - probably because, as she says, she "has her fingers in everything" (no pun intended). As a Clinical Nurse Specialist/WOC nurse with...
  Brenda Hensley, MSN, RN,...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Ethics
The Human Element of Advanced Technology
04/01/2003
  Human beings are endowed with the power and desire to reason, organize, and manipulate the world around them. These distinctly human abilities have given rise to acquisition of knowledge throughout the ages, and the rapid growth of this...
  Human beings are endowed with the power and desire to reason, organize, and manipulate the world around them. These distinctly human abilities have given rise to acquisition of knowledge throughout the ages, and the rapid growth of this...
  Human beings are endowed with...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
OWM Book Review: Love, Honor, & Value: A Family Caregiver Speaks Out about the Choices and Challenges of Caregiving
04/01/2003
  Love, Honor, & Value provides valuable information for caregivers of people of all ages. The author is one of the co-founders of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) (www.nfcacares.org). Formed in 1993, NAFC aims to...
  Love, Honor, & Value provides valuable information for caregivers of people of all ages. The author is one of the co-founders of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) (www.nfcacares.org). Formed in 1993, NAFC aims to...
  Love, Honor, & Value...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
The Voice of Great Events
04/01/2003
   The voice of great events is proclaiming to us. Reform if you would preserve. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936    The voice of great events can be heard throughout our nation's health system. The list is long and grows daily - gene...
   The voice of great events is proclaiming to us. Reform if you would preserve. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936    The voice of great events can be heard throughout our nation's health system. The list is long and grows daily - gene...
   The voice of great events is...
04/01/2003
Wound Management & Prevention

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