Volume 56 - Issue 6 - June, 2010
Feature
Empirical Studies
06/09/2010
A substance known as chitosan, which can be derived from the shell of crabs, is being researched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Port Elizabeth, for use in bandages and to develop low-cost, high-performance...
A substance known as chitosan, which can be derived from the shell of crabs, is being researched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Port Elizabeth, for use in bandages and to develop low-cost, high-performance...
A substance known as chitosan,...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
06/09/2010
Abstract
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are common, difficult-to-treat, and prone to complications. A prospective, controlled study was conducted to: 1) examine the clinical efficacy of a pressurized topical oxygen therapy (TWO2) device in...
Abstract
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are common, difficult-to-treat, and prone to complications. A prospective, controlled study was conducted to: 1) examine the clinical efficacy of a pressurized topical oxygen therapy (TWO2) device in...
Abstract
Diabetic foot ulcers...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
06/09/2010
Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is increasingly used in the management of problem wounds, notably diabetic foot ulcers. However, concerns about unnecessary, inappropriate, and prolonged use of this adjunctive treatment exist. A...
Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is increasingly used in the management of problem wounds, notably diabetic foot ulcers. However, concerns about unnecessary, inappropriate, and prolonged use of this adjunctive treatment exist. A...
Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygen...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Case Report
06/09/2010
Abstract
Chronic wounds are characterized by a long inflammatory phase that hinders regenerative wound healing. The purpose of this prospective case series was to evaluate how a physiologically relevant concentration of an autologous...
Abstract
Chronic wounds are characterized by a long inflammatory phase that hinders regenerative wound healing. The purpose of this prospective case series was to evaluate how a physiologically relevant concentration of an autologous...
Abstract
Chronic wounds are...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Letters to the Editor
06/09/2010
Regarding Takahashi PY, Chandra A, Cha SS, Crane SJ. A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2010;56(4):60–66
Dear Editor,
This brief letter of explanation...
Regarding Takahashi PY, Chandra A, Cha SS, Crane SJ. A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2010;56(4):60–66
Dear Editor,
This brief letter of explanation...
Regarding Takahashi PY, Chandra...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
06/09/2010
Kristin Dietzler, VP and General Manager of Nursing Care at Covidien, offers in depth insight into the types of priorities and operations that are needed for Covidien’s wound care business to continually develop and satisfy customers.
Q:...
Kristin Dietzler, VP and General Manager of Nursing Care at Covidien, offers in depth insight into the types of priorities and operations that are needed for Covidien’s wound care business to continually develop and satisfy customers.
Q:...
Kristin Dietzler, VP and General...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
06/09/2010
A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a 4-day history of scrotal pain, edema, and the rapid development of black, foul-smelling, moist lesions on his scrotum and penis. Blood values revealed an increased white blood cell...
A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a 4-day history of scrotal pain, edema, and the rapid development of black, foul-smelling, moist lesions on his scrotum and penis. Blood values revealed an increased white blood cell...
A 52-year-old man presented to...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
06/09/2010
Hydradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, debilitating disorder, sometimes described as a severe form of acne, occurring deep in the skin around sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the axilla, inguinal canal area, and perineum where...
Hydradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, debilitating disorder, sometimes described as a severe form of acne, occurring deep in the skin around sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the axilla, inguinal canal area, and perineum where...
Hydradenitis suppurativa (HS)...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/09/2010
One of the primary reasons I genuinely enjoy working in the field of continence care is its rich diversity of trials and triumphs, afforded especially by the National Association For Continence (NAFC). On the patient front, we routinely...
One of the primary reasons I genuinely enjoy working in the field of continence care is its rich diversity of trials and triumphs, afforded especially by the National Association For Continence (NAFC). On the patient front, we routinely...
One of the primary reasons I...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
06/09/2010
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” Or can you? In an ideal world, the registered dietitian (RD) dispenses nutrition advice to eager patients who listen attentively and then follow the instructions to the letter....
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” Or can you? In an ideal world, the registered dietitian (RD) dispenses nutrition advice to eager patients who listen attentively and then follow the instructions to the letter....
“You can lead a horse to water...
06/09/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
