Stories Collection

  1. Q: I am confused about Medicare payment rates for the biologicals used to manage woun...
  2. More on Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care To the editor: 1 enjoyed reading the articl...
  3. Wounds have been a health concern ever since the first Homo sapien sustained injury w...
  4. Despite advancements in care, leprosy continues to be a health issue. Interestingly f...
  5. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine if the management of forefoot ulcerations through te...
  6. Imagine for a moment a diverse group of individuals-patients and their families, legi...
  7. PURPOSE To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of the pathophysiology, ass...
  8. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an assessment tool-the Leg Ulcer Measurem...
  9. Mr J is a 50-year-old patient admitted with type 2 diabetes melIitus, depression, a n...
  10. Q: I recently began working as a wound care nurse in the office of a physician who sp...
  11. PURPOSE To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of the pathophysiology, ass...
  12. Reduction of pressure and shear forces on the foot may be the single most important-a...
  13. A 32-year-old man presents with lesions scattered between his fingers. The lesions ap...
  14. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine whether prostaglandin E^sub 2^ improves angiogenesis...
  15. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of pressure relief magnitude on heel b...
  16. For years, we have been advised to turn our patients at least every 2 hours to preven...
  17. Mrs P, a 73-year-old woman with diabetes, has been in deteriorating health for the pa...
  18. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To quantify the mechanical properties of medioposterior bulk cal...
  19. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the lower extremities signals widespread arteria...
  20. PURPOSE: To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of the characteristics and...
  21. Physical modalities is a broad umbrella term that encompasses a variety of treatment ...
  22. The most commonly used pressure ulcer assessment tool in the United States is the Bra...
  23. Q: Has the Medicare Part B program ceased coverage of surgical dressings containing s...
  24. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine health care costs associated with pressure ulcers, u...
  25. APWCA At its upcoming national meeting, March 25 to 27 in Philadelphia, PA, members o...
  26. Mr P, a 77-year-old man who resides at home with his wife, suffers from coronary hear...
  27. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To identify and describe the relationship of factors associated ...
  28. Q: If a physician assesses a patient's wound and performs a procedure, such as debrid...
  29. Documentation Essentials Comprehensive documentation is critical for reimbursement of...
  30. Skin vs. Wound Assessment A skin assessment is different from a wound assessment in t...
  31. Wound Healing A recently published study1 found that vacuum-assisted wound closure ac...
  32. Products CardioTech International, Inc, Woburn, MA, will begin immediate distribution...
  33. PURPOSE: To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of the options for debridi...
  34. A snapshot of the products you may use in practice. Action Wound fillers are agents m...
  35. A 33-year-old African-American man presented to the clinic for hair loss to the verte...
  36. Health-care-acquired infections (HAI), previously referred to as nosocomial infection...
  37. As with clinical signs and symptoms, identifying wound infection based on culture fin...
  38. Q: Many patients who visit my wound clinic have diabetes with elevated blood glucose ...
  39. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) comprises a group of inherited disorders that are characte...
  40. Q: Why are wound care physicians now required to provide more specific documentation ...
  41. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of pressure ulcers among newly admitte...
  42. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of leg ulcers reported in the literat...
  43. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a viscoelastic polymer (energy absorbing) fo...
  44. THE SKIN IS THE LARGEST ORGAN of the body and often the most forgotten. Skin is expos...
  45. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To identify and compare the psychometric, clinical sensibility, a...
  46. THE PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC, painful conditions in the United States is enormous: An es...
  47. The Medicare national coverage decision has expanded the use of hyperbaric oxygen (HB...
  48. Q: Why is off-loading thought to be effective in managing wounds? A: Off-loading elim...
  49. AT THE PRESENT TIME, 8 different viruses have been described within the human herpcsv...
  50. PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the steps needed to prepare the wound bed for heal...
  51. Q: Should I include zinc supplements as part of the standard treatment protocol for p...
  52. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EDITORIAL is to share with the readership another milestone for A...
  53. Q: What are the new Surgical Dressing HCPCS codes and rates for 2003? A: Several new ...
  54. Q: Many of my patients have pressure ulcers on the coccyx or sacrum. Frequent bouts o...
  55. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To systematically collect information on active research grants t...
  56. PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the appropriate evaluation and management of parti...
  57. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of select leg compression pressures on blo...
  58. CELLULITIS IS AN ACUTE, spreading infection of the dermis or subcutaneous layer of th...
  59. THE SPECIALTY OF SKIN AND WOUND CARE is relatively small and the relationships-financ...
  60. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of pressure-relief magnitude on heel bl...
  61. PURPOSE: To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of mycotic infections and ...
  62. Q: Were there any changes to the Medicare Part B Ostomy Supplies Policy or to the DME...
  63. ABSTRACT OBJECIiVE: To determine whether admission data routinely collected on the Ou...
  64. A CONCISE GUIDE TO STOMA SITING, POUCHING SYSTEMS, PATIENT EDUCATION, AND MORE. Ostom...
  65. In the article "Physical Assessment of the Diabetic Foot" in the March/April 2003 iss...
  66. EACH YEAR, THE CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM on Advances in Skin & Wound Care: The Conference fo...
  67. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine if high-voltage pulsed current (HVPC) augments ische...
  68. PURPOSE: To provide physicians and nurses with an overview of diabetic foot assessmen...
  69. Q: I know the medical record is a legal document and an important tool in the treatme...
  70. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare teleassessment of pressure ulcers in individuals with ...
  71. Q: Can a patient with a pressure ulcer meet his or her protein needs when following a...
  72. THIS EDITORIAL INTRODUCES yet another installment in our promise to promote Advances ...
  73. Q: What is maggot debridement therapy? A: Medicinal larvae (larvae of the green blowf...
  74. THE HON MAX CLELAND, war hero and former US Senator from Georgia, will inspire attend...
  75. ABSTRACT Due to the prevalence of skin cancers, health care practitioners involved wi...
  76. The American Professional Wound Care Association's (APWCA) annual symposium provides ...
  77. The voice of the American Professional Wound Care Association THE AMERICAN PROFESSION...
  78. CHRONIC WOUNDS-including pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, and diabetic ulcers-are a se...
  79. THE EDITORIAL TEAM of Advances in Skin & Wound Care has made a substantive change in ...
  80. Q: In your July/August 2002 Payment Strategies column, you reviewed payment increases...
  81. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the educational experiences of geriatric fellows on the...
  82. Q: I understand that a patient with a wound requires additional calories and protein ...
  83. Maryanne McGuckin, Dr ScEd, MT (ASCP) [bullet] Senior Research Investigator, Departme...
  84. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of noncontact normothermic wound therapy...
  85. Mary Jos knew the week of September 10, 2001, would be eventful: She and her newly re...
  86. The treatment of venous ulcers is often complicated by the refractory nature of these...
  87. Richard "Sal" Salcido, MD, and Kenneth Barner, PhD, have previously reported1,2 on th...
  88. PURPOSE To improve clinical practice and the quality of patient care by providing a ...
  89. Payment Strategies Q: Does Medicare have a medical policy for ostomy supplies similar...
  90. Nutrition Q&A Q: Should patients with wounds be supplemented with glutamine? If so, ...
  91. Editorial The purpose of scientific writing is to convey important research findings...
  92. Q: What is negative pressure wound therapy? A: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPVM...
  93. The incidence of burn injury in the United States is approximately 1.25 million cases...
  94. CLINICAL MANAGEMENT WOUND MEASUREMENT PURPOSE To improve clinical practice and the...
  95. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the healing rate of forefoot ...
  96. ABSTRACT More than 50% of all cancer patients receive some form of radiotherapy for ...
  97. Payment Strategies Q: Do the 2002 payment rates under the Hospital Outpatient Prospe...
  98. Case Report Pyoderma gangrenosum is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that...
  99. PURPOSE PURPOSE To offer an educational experience that will help improve the parti...
  100. INNOVATIONS IN PRACTICE ABSTRACT This report provides a technical overview of a Web...
  101. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: It was hypothesized that a device or sup...
  102. Clinical Symposium News Last year's Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound C...
  103. Q: We are revising our nutrition protocol for patients with pressure ulcers. Should w...
  104. The skin is often referred to as the mirror of a person's health. As health care prof...
  105. Q: How can I estimate the number of calories a patient with a wound requires each day...
  106. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers in ...
  107. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate the ability ...
  108. Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but life-threatening soft tissue infection chara...
  109. PURPOSE To improve clinical practice and the quality care by providing a learning op...
  110. Q: Can you clarify the appropriate way a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse (WOCN) a...
  111. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To construct an easy-to-use severity sca...
  112. Q: My facility has difficulty obtaining accurate measurements of height and weight fo...
  113. Clinical Symposium News Hippocrates said that "Healing is a matter of time, but it i...
  114. Payment Strategies Q: Are there any new wound care devices covered by passthrough co...
  115. PURPOSE To present information on effective alternatives to wet-to-dry dressings in ...
  116. Practice Points Mrs D is admitted to the medical/surgical unit with multiple diagnos...
  117. Editorial More than 10 years ago, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHC...
  118. In the United States, between 1 and 2 million animal bite wounds are sustained each y...
  119. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To conduct a cost-of-illness study of pr...
  120. PURPOSE To offer an educational experience that will help improve the participant's ...
  121. Editorial The term quiet professionals is used to describe a person or group of pers...
  122. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:An essential element in pres...
  123. Advances in SKIN&WOUNDCARE" Chronic wounds-including pressure ulcers, venous ulcers,...
  124. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess maintenance of skin integrity ...
  125. Product Points During a routine physician visit, Mrs T, 67, reports trouble with her...
  126. Nutrition Q: How much protein does a patient with a wound require? What are some way...
  127. Payment Strategies Q: I am a registered nurse, and I recently received board certifi...
  128. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Pressure ulcers often occur at sites subjected to pressure and w...
  129. The 16th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care was a mere 10 day...
  130. Editorial Part of our overall evaluation of older patients is determining their leve...
  131. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Health care professionals are faced with...
  132. CLINIC MANAGEMENT NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY PURPOSE To present information on the ...
  133. From the Editors of Advances in Skin & Wound Care Although the atmosphere was unders...
  134. unusual Wounds Calciphylaxis is a rare, often fatal condition, characterized by prog...
  135. Nutrition Q&A Q: What is the difference between albumin and prealbumin? When should ...
  136. Most skin and wound care professionals are familiar with the Medicare Part B Surgical...
  137. Most of our current wound care literature gives the health care professional sole res...
  138. Q. What is hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy? A. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves th...
  139. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: There is considerable debate regarding w...
  140. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost-effectiveness of a guideline-based pressur...
  141. Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care MOST 12-YEAR-OLD BOYS LIVE in a ...
  142. CLINICAL MANAGEMENT PURPOSE To offer an educational experience that will help impro...
  143. OBJECTIVE: The high melanin concentration in dark skin prevents the observation of a ...
  144. An Executive Summary of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Monograph Nationa...
  145. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare 2 wound volume measurement te...
  146. Diabetic ulcers Veves A, Falanga V, Armstrong DG, Sabolinski ML. Graftskin, a human ...
  147. The new Medicare payment systems mandated and implemented by the Balanced Budget Act ...
  148. Editorial Dr Salcido: As discussed in part 1 of this editorial, 1 telemedicine can b...
  149. Clinical Symposium News Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere...
  150. ABSTRACT Anabolic steroid agents may potentially promote wound healing in individual...
  151. Nutrition Q: Can you explain how an anabolic agent such as oxandrolone helps to heal...
  152. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate temperature differences betw...
  153. Mr H is a newly admitted patient who has heart failure and a venous leg ulcer. The fi...
  154. VASCULAR ULCERS If a patients leg ulcer is determined to be the result of venous ins...
  155. PURPOSE To offer an educational experience that will help to improve the participant...
  156. Byoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare condition first identified by Brocq in 1916.1 The...
  157. VASCULAR ULCERS Because both arterial and venous ulcers typically occur on the lower...
  158. "The value of the Internet has been severely overestimated for the present, but sever...
  159. Treatment Options Q: What is electrical stimulation? A: Electrical stimulation is a...
  160. Vasculitis is characterized by inflammation and necrosis of blood vessels, which can ...
  161. Guest Editorial Pressure ulcers are a serious complication of spinal cord injury (SC...
  162. MARCH/APRIL 2001 EXTRA CLINICAL MAGEMENT DEBRIDEMENT PURPOSE To offer an educati...
  163. CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES ABSTRACT The Minimum Data Set is designed to be the assessmen...
  164. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of TGF-63 in...
  165. Nutrition Q: How do I determine the most appropriate tube feeding product for a pati...
  166. In his keynote address on Friday, September 21, Courtney H. Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN, wil...
  167. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 mandated that home health agencies shift from a cost-...
  168. Ted Kennedy, Jr, will bring his message of advocacy for people with disabilities to t...
  169. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of guidelines on...
  170. In the field of skin and wound care, a substantial effort is made to educate professi...
  171. Maintaining adequate nutrition is essential in the prevention and treatment of chroni...
  172. Mrs R, 74, has a primary diagnoses of type 2 diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, a...
  173. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 mandated that hospital outpatient departments shift f...
  174. When the body is forced into a state of hypercatabolism or hypermetabolism, such as f...
  175. Q: Can you explain how arginine affects wound healing? I have recently heard that pa...
  176. In the institutionalized geriatric population, the incidence of involuntary weight lo...
  177. SKIN SUBSTITUTES PURPOSE To offer an educational experience that will help to impro...
  178. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine if transcutaneous oximetry and skin surface tempera...
  179. Recently published papers of interest to skin and wound care professionals. * Brem H...
  180. Pressure ulcers Defloor T, De Schuijmer, JDS. Preventing pressure ulcers: an evaluat...
  181. Chronic wounds-including pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, and diabetic ulcers-are a se...
  182. On July 3, 2000, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) issued the final rul...
  183. For some women, maintaining bladder control is a daily struggle. Unfortunately, embar...
  184. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Limb edema and lymphedema due to chronic venous insufficiency or...
  185. Q: I am a WOC nurse in a large hospital system, and I am concerned about skin breakdo...
  186. FemSoft A new self-inserted device that stops urine leakage, FemSoft is indicated fo...
  187. "IT IS NOT THE STRONGEST OF THE SPECIES THAT SURVIVE, NOR THE MOST INTELLIGENT, BUT T...
  188. Two awards are given annually at the Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound C...
  189. In my last editorial, I talked about the definition of good wound care. Since that ti...
  190. Gauze has been used as a wound dressing for centuries because although it is absorpti...
  191. How supplied Sterile island dressing: 4 1/4" x 4 1/4", 5 7/8" x 5 7/8", 5 7/8" x 7 3...
  192. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To calculate the average daily healing rate for Stage IV pressu...
  193. A 96-year-old female patient presented with a right gaiter wound of 2 months' duratio...
  194. Mr M, age 82, was admitted to a longterm-care hospital for management of a Stage IV p...
  195. How supplied Sterile island dressing: 2 3/4" x 3 1/2", 4 1/4" x 4 1/4", 5 7/8" x 7 3...
  196. A 69-year-old female patient presented with a right gaiter wound of 2 months" duratio...
  197. There has never been a better time for wound care to mature as a specialty. Our paye...
  198. Pressure ulcers (PUs) are among the most serious skin injuries. Recognizing the magni...
  199. Film dressings are flexible sheets of transparent polyurethane coated with an acrylic...