Volume 57 - Issue 1 - January, 2011

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My Scope of Practice: Ostomy Care from Bedside to Boardroom

01/11/2011

When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. — Anonymous Nearly 37 years ago, Vickie Schafer, RN, MSN, CWOCN, CCRA, was strongly encouraged by colleagues and...

When work, commitment, and...

01/11/2011

Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Nutrition 411: Nutritional Care of the Ostomy Patient

01/11/2011

Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N, FAPWCA, is founder and executive director of RD411.com and Wounds411.com. For the past 20 years, she has served as a consultant to healthcare institutions and as a medico-legal expert to law firms involved in...

Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N,...

01/11/2011

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Industry Insider

January New Products and Industry News

01/11/2011

Antimicrobial foam dressing introduced Mölnlycke Health Care US LLC (Norcross, GA) recently introduced their newest product, Mepilex® Border Ag antimicrobial bordered foam dressing with Safetac® technology. The dressing represents the next...

Antimicrobial foam dressing...

01/11/2011

Wound Management & Prevention

PEARLS FOR PRACTICE

Pearls for Practice: Successful Steps to Managing Burn Wounds

01/11/2011

Burn injuries can be extremely painful and carry a risk of infection. The following considerations often help improve outcomes for your burn patient. Premedicate your patient for pain before providing burn care. Depending on the extent of...

Burn injuries can be extremely...

01/11/2011

Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Continence Coach: Closing Care Gaps Across the Globe

01/11/2011

Filled with good will and new year’s resolution, we resolve to contribute to one or more worthy causes in an effort to close the clinical and economic gaps we see. But how many of us, even those working in healthcare, think beyond this...

Filled with good will and new...

01/11/2011

Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies

The Development and Use of Algorithms for Diagnosing and Choosing Treatment of Ostomy Complications: Results of a Prospective Evaluation

01/11/2011

Abstract Stoma complications are classified and treated based on the etiology, pathology, location, and clinical presentation of the complication. Clinical assessments and descriptions of abdominal stomal topography differ among care...

Abstract Stoma complications...

01/11/2011

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Case Report

Bedside Management of an Abdominal Wound Containing an Enteroatmospheric Fistula: A Case Report

01/11/2011

Abstract Enteroatmospheric fistulae (EAF) — unnatural connections between the bowel and the outside environment — are a feared complication of major abdominal operations. EAF pose a life-threatening risk to patients already weakened by...

Abstract Enteroatmospheric...

01/11/2011

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Report

Stomal Mucocutaneous Dehiscence as a Complication of a Dynamic Wound Closure System Following Laparostomy: A Case Report

01/11/2011

Abstract Dynamic retention suture techniques that allow gradual reapproximation of abdominal midline muscles and fascia as well as sufficient freedom of movement for breathing and patient care commonly are used to prevent lateral...

Abstract Dynamic retention...

01/11/2011

Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial

Guest Editorial: Are You a Stomatologist and Other Ostomy Language Conundrums

01/11/2011

On a recent Google ostomy search, I came across the term stomatologist. Wondering whether this was the same as an enterostomal therapy nurse or ostomy nurse — ie, the nurses who specialize in the study and care of stomas — I then googled...

On a recent Google ostomy...

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