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Editor Barbara Zeiger

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Barbara Zeiger, Editor, OWM

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July 2018 ISSN 1943-2720 | Volume 64 - Issue 7

A Descriptive, Cross-sectional Study Among Chinese Patients to Identify Factors that Affect Psychosocial Adjustment to an Enterostomy

Tuesday, 07/03/18 | 1335 reads

Abstract

Physiological, psychological, and social problems may affect adaptation to living with a stoma. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2017 and June 2017 among patients culled from a manufacturer’s database to identify factors that influence psychosocial adjustment in Chinese patients with an enterostoma....

Keywords: 
cross sectional survey
enterostomy
psychological adjustment
social adjustment
Quality of Life

A Computer Modeling Study to Assess the Durability of Prophylactic Dressings Subjected to Moisture in Biomechanical Pressure Injury Prevention

Tuesday, 07/03/18 | 2571 reads

Abstract

The sacral area is the most common site for pressure injuries (PIs) associated with prolonged supine bedrest. In previous studies, an anisotropic multilayer prophylactic dressing was found to reduce the incidence of PIs and redistribute pressure. The purpose of the current study was to further investigate relationships between design features and biomechanical efficacy of sacral prophylactic dressings....

Keywords: 
pressure injury
Dressings
patient-specific computational modeling
finite element analysis

Printing a 3-dimensional, Patient-specific Splint for Wound Immobilization: A Case Demonstration

Tuesday, 07/03/18 | 1502 reads

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology can generate objects in almost any shape and geometry. This technique also has clinical applications, such as the fabrication of specific devices based on a patient’s anatomy. A demonstration study is presented of a 54-year-old man who needed a thermoplastic splint to limit arm movement while a dehisced left shoulder wound healed....

Keywords: 
3-dimensional printing
static splint
immobilization
Wound Care

From the Editor: Advancing the Art of the Science

Tuesday, 07/03/18 | 577 reads

May the love for my art actuate me at all times. — Maimonides, medieval physician and philosopher...

Innovations That Work!

Tuesday, 07/03/18 | 854 reads

Every July, manufacturers and providers of innovative products and services are invited to share what’s new in the wound, ostomy, continence care arena....

Will Mobile Apps Bring Wound Care Technology to the “Cutting Edge”?

Tuesday, 07/03/18 | 669 reads

For wound care providers and other clinicians, 2017 continued to bring about a chaotic storm of health care reform based on quality measures, data registry requirements, and documentation standards...

Industry Spotlight: Joe Sardano, CEO, Chairman, and Co-Founder, Sensus Healthcare

Thursday, 07/05/18 | 338 reads

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New Products/News of the Industry

Tuesday, 07/03/18 | 312 reads

Faster VLU healing achieved...