Volume 59 - Issue 2 - February 2013
Empirical Studies
02/06/2013
Abstract
Lack of a valid and reliable assessment instrument may have contributed to a lack of wound healing research in China. The DESIGN-R tool scores the severity of pressure ulcers (PUs) and monitors healing using the observable state...
Abstract
Lack of a valid and reliable assessment instrument may have contributed to a lack of wound healing research in China. The DESIGN-R tool scores the severity of pressure ulcers (PUs) and monitors healing using the observable state...
Abstract
Lack of a valid and...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
02/06/2013
Foam dressings are a mainstay in managing wounds. Traditionally used for exudate management, foam dressings can have a wide performance range depending on the composition of the biomaterials used. Factors that can affect dressing...
Foam dressings are a mainstay in managing wounds. Traditionally used for exudate management, foam dressings can have a wide performance range depending on the composition of the biomaterials used. Factors that can affect dressing...
Foam dressings are a mainstay...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
02/06/2013
Tracheostomies, which may be acute or chronic, are indicated for different conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); bacterial, viral, or fungal pneumonia; smoke inhalation; and head injury,1 to name a few. The...
Tracheostomies, which may be acute or chronic, are indicated for different conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); bacterial, viral, or fungal pneumonia; smoke inhalation; and head injury,1 to name a few. The...
Tracheostomies, which may be...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/06/2013
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines malnutrition as “faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization”.1 This classic dictionary definition may work for grade school and...
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines malnutrition as “faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization”.1 This classic dictionary definition may work for grade school and...
The Merriam Webster Dictionary...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
02/06/2013
Common stock closed stock public offering
Derma Sciences, Inc (Princeton, NJ) closed an underwritten public offering of 3,521,300 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $10.34 per share, which includes the exercise of the...
Common stock closed stock public offering
Derma Sciences, Inc (Princeton, NJ) closed an underwritten public offering of 3,521,300 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $10.34 per share, which includes the exercise of the...
Common stock closed stock public...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/06/2013
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Technology has advanced many areas of everyday life. Getting directions is simpler. Old friends are just a click away....
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Technology has advanced many areas of everyday life. Getting directions is simpler. Old friends are just a click away....
The great thing in the world is...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
02/06/2013
Abstract
Deep tissue injury (DTI) can rapidly evolve into a higher stage pressure ulcer. Use of pressure-redistribution surfaces is a widely accepted practice for the prevention of pressure ulcers in acute care patients, particularly in...
Abstract
Deep tissue injury (DTI) can rapidly evolve into a higher stage pressure ulcer. Use of pressure-redistribution surfaces is a widely accepted practice for the prevention of pressure ulcers in acute care patients, particularly in...
Abstract
Deep tissue injury...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Letters to the Editor
02/06/2013
We read with interest the article by Sato and Ichioka1 on pressure ulcer occurrence following the great East Japan Earthquake. Because research on pressure ulcers (PU) in disasters is limited, we wanted to share our experience with PU in...
We read with interest the article by Sato and Ichioka1 on pressure ulcer occurrence following the great East Japan Earthquake. Because research on pressure ulcers (PU) in disasters is limited, we wanted to share our experience with PU in...
We read with interest the...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Guest Editorial
02/06/2013
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) 13th National Biennial Conference is our first opportunity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the formation of NPUAP and the 24 years since the first NPUAP consensus conference. And what...
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) 13th National Biennial Conference is our first opportunity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the formation of NPUAP and the 24 years since the first NPUAP consensus conference. And what...
The National Pressure Ulcer...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
02/06/2013
Abstract
Pressure ulcer prevention strategies include the prevention, and early recognition, of deep tissue injury (DTI), which can evolve into a Stage III or Stage IV pressure ulcer. In addition to their role in pressure-induced ischemia,...
Abstract
Pressure ulcer prevention strategies include the prevention, and early recognition, of deep tissue injury (DTI), which can evolve into a Stage III or Stage IV pressure ulcer. In addition to their role in pressure-induced ischemia,...
Abstract
Pressure ulcer...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/06/2013
In the genitourinary world, chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is one of the most complex and difficult conditions to diagnose and treat. The pain is rarely limited to one organ; it often involves multiple systems and is further complicated by the...
In the genitourinary world, chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is one of the most complex and difficult conditions to diagnose and treat. The pain is rarely limited to one organ; it often involves multiple systems and is further complicated by the...
In the genitourinary world,...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Editorial
02/06/2013
Pressure ulcer (PU) prevention has become a great healthcare irony. We know how to prevent PUs, yet according to a 2008 report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,1 their incidence and prevalence have increased substantially...
Pressure ulcer (PU) prevention has become a great healthcare irony. We know how to prevent PUs, yet according to a 2008 report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,1 their incidence and prevalence have increased substantially...
Pressure ulcer (PU) prevention...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/06/2013
Membership Continues Upward Trend
AAWC membership increased by 20% over the last year. Thank you for your commitment to the AAWC. If you are not yet a member, now is a great time to join. Here’s why:
Clinician dues remain low. The...
Membership Continues Upward Trend
AAWC membership increased by 20% over the last year. Thank you for your commitment to the AAWC. If you are not yet a member, now is a great time to join. Here’s why:
Clinician dues remain low. The...
Membership Continues Upward...
02/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
