Abstract: Lower-extremity ulcers represent the largest group of ulcers presenting to an outpatient wound care clinic and, of those, ulcers due to venous insufficiency and venous hypertension make up…

Weird Science: May 25, 2010 Air Force Treats Wounds with Lasers and Nanotechnology   Long gone are stitches and old-school sutures. The Air Force is now funding scientists who are using…

Global awareness of the “hidden epidemic”1 of lymphedema and chronic wounds was heralded by a wake-up call from the World Alliance of Wound and Lymphedema Care2 (WAWLC). Worldwide, one person in 30…

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: Since publication…

In the long-term care (LTC) setting where the number of Registered Nurses (RN) and specially trained wound care nurses may be limited, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistants…

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel1 (NPUAP) defines a pressure ulcer (PU) as “a localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, that results from…

An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure designed to solve a specific problem by advancing through a series of pre-determined logical steps. Initially used in computers and digital processing,…

Abstract   Scanning electron microscopy study results support an in vitro bactericidal effect of low-frequency ultrasound (LFU) delivered at 40 kHz on bacteria, including methicillin-resistant…

Abstract    The creation of a stoma can profoundly affect a patient’s quality of life. A prospective, 3-month multicenter study was conducted to evaluate stoma patient quality of life among…