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PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
02/07/2014
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
10/09/2013
  In 2011, a novel class of dressings, hydroconductive dressings (HCD), was introduced at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care.1 The unique action of this dressing (Drawtex Hydroconductive Wound Dressing, SteadMed Medical, LLC, Fort Worth,...
  In 2011, a novel class of dressings, hydroconductive dressings (HCD), was introduced at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care.1 The unique action of this dressing (Drawtex Hydroconductive Wound Dressing, SteadMed Medical, LLC, Fort Worth,...
  In 2011, a novel class of...
10/09/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
09/06/2013
  In today’s medical environment, it is necessary to get the most out of the products we have at hand. When we can find a tool that can be utilized in many ways and still be cost effective, we need to take advantage of it. One such product is...
  In today’s medical environment, it is necessary to get the most out of the products we have at hand. When we can find a tool that can be utilized in many ways and still be cost effective, we need to take advantage of it. One such product is...
  In today’s medical...
09/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
06/06/2013
  Wound bed preparation is the management of a wound in order to accelerate endogenous healing or to facilitate the effectiveness of other therapeutic measures.1 The concept wound bed preparation has evolved to provide a systematic approach...
  Wound bed preparation is the management of a wound in order to accelerate endogenous healing or to facilitate the effectiveness of other therapeutic measures.1 The concept wound bed preparation has evolved to provide a systematic approach...
  Wound bed preparation is the...
06/06/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
04/04/2013
  The concept of wound bed preparation provides a systematic approach to removing the barriers to wound healing and enhancing the effects of wound therapies.1 An effective product for wound bed preparation needs to facilitate removal of...
  The concept of wound bed preparation provides a systematic approach to removing the barriers to wound healing and enhancing the effects of wound therapies.1 An effective product for wound bed preparation needs to facilitate removal of...
  The concept of wound bed...
04/04/2013
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
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
01/11/2013
  The process of aging results in drier, thinner skin that has less natural moisturization and is prone to injury.1 Edema fluid inactivates oleic and linoleic acid in the skin, making it susceptible to streptococcal invasion and cellulitis.2...
  The process of aging results in drier, thinner skin that has less natural moisturization and is prone to injury.1 Edema fluid inactivates oleic and linoleic acid in the skin, making it susceptible to streptococcal invasion and cellulitis.2...
  The process of aging results...
01/11/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
11/08/2012
  Wound healing is the result of dynamic interactive processes that begin at the moment of wounding and involve soluble mediators, many cell types, and extracellular matrices.1 When a wound proceeds through an orderly and timely reparative...
  Wound healing is the result of dynamic interactive processes that begin at the moment of wounding and involve soluble mediators, many cell types, and extracellular matrices.1 When a wound proceeds through an orderly and timely reparative...
  Wound healing is the result of...
11/08/2012
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
07/01/2012
  The concept of wound bed preparation is now accepted in clinical practice as a framework for the management of chronic wounds.1 It is recognized that chronic wounds have become “stuck” in the inflammatory and proliferative stages of...
  The concept of wound bed preparation is now accepted in clinical practice as a framework for the management of chronic wounds.1 It is recognized that chronic wounds have become “stuck” in the inflammatory and proliferative stages of...
  The concept of wound bed...
07/01/2012
Wound Management & Prevention