Volume 54 - Issue 10 - October, 2008
Feature
Empirical Studies
10/01/2008
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Mediastinitis is a rare but serious postoperative complication of cardiac surgery that increases mortality rates, hospital length of stay, and medical costs. A clinical trial was conducted to investigate whether the type of...
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Mediastinitis is a rare but serious postoperative complication of cardiac surgery that increases mortality rates, hospital length of stay, and medical costs. A clinical trial was conducted to investigate whether the type of...
Abstract
Mediastinitis is a...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
10/01/2008
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Heels are the second most common anatomical location for pressure ulcers. A combination of risk factors, including pressure, may cause ulceration. Heel pressure ulcers are a particular concern for surgical patients. A review of...
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Heels are the second most common anatomical location for pressure ulcers. A combination of risk factors, including pressure, may cause ulceration. Heel pressure ulcers are a particular concern for surgical patients. A review of...
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Heels are the second...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Original Research
10/01/2008
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Control of wound infections, especially those associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is necessary for the wound healing process. Selection of topical agents should be based not only on their ability to...
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Control of wound infections, especially those associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is necessary for the wound healing process. Selection of topical agents should be based not only on their ability to...
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Control of wound...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Original Research
10/01/2008
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Severe pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury are associated with higher mortality rates, longer hospital stays, and costly treatment. Time is a critical factor in commonly employed measures (eg, pressure redistribution for...
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Severe pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury are associated with higher mortality rates, longer hospital stays, and costly treatment. Time is a critical factor in commonly employed measures (eg, pressure redistribution for...
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Severe pressure...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
10/01/2008
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Hay-Wells Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by ankyloblepharon, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft palate. Recalcitrant scalp wounds with secondary infections are common. This case series describes the use of acoustic...
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Hay-Wells Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by ankyloblepharon, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft palate. Recalcitrant scalp wounds with secondary infections are common. This case series describes the use of acoustic...
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Hay-Wells Syndrome...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
10/01/2008
Clinical trial affirms honey’s healing benefits for venous leg ulcers
Medihoney™, Derma Science Inc’s (Princeton, NJ) Wound & Burn Dressing with Active Leptospermum Honey, was recently found in a large randomized and controlled...
Clinical trial affirms honey’s healing benefits for venous leg ulcers
Medihoney™, Derma Science Inc’s (Princeton, NJ) Wound & Burn Dressing with Active Leptospermum Honey, was recently found in a large randomized and controlled...
Clinical trial affirms honey’s...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
10/01/2008
Patients with venous ulcers often report pain, which may be continuous or intermittent and often is associated with dressing changes. The pain may be perceived as generalized in the leg, focused in the ulcer or periwound, or both....
Patients with venous ulcers often report pain, which may be continuous or intermittent and often is associated with dressing changes. The pain may be perceived as generalized in the leg, focused in the ulcer or periwound, or both....
Patients with venous ulcers...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
10/01/2008
It’s choice — not chance — that determines your destiny. - Jean Nidetch (Weight Watchers® founder)
Nursing is a vocation that reveals inner strength and courageousness that some men and women never knew they possessed. Wound/ostomy nursing...
It’s choice — not chance — that determines your destiny. - Jean Nidetch (Weight Watchers® founder)
Nursing is a vocation that reveals inner strength and courageousness that some men and women never knew they possessed. Wound/ostomy nursing...
It’s choice — not chance — that...
10/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Editorial
10/01/2008
In a recent issue of Ostomy Wound Management, Morris Magnan and JoAnn Maklebust observed, “Policy has an interesting way of shaping both science and practice.”1 They expressed the hope that recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
In a recent issue of Ostomy Wound Management, Morris Magnan and JoAnn Maklebust observed, “Policy has an interesting way of shaping both science and practice.”1 They expressed the hope that recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
In a recent issue of Ostomy...
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Wound Management & Prevention
