10 Most Common Ostomy Patient Questions
August 17, 2016
An ostomy patient reviews questions that many patients with ostomies commonly bring up, so you as a provider can provide better osotomy care.
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Wound Detective Series: When Wounds Won’t Heal
August 12, 2016
Here’s how wound care detectives can solve the mystery of chronic wounds that fail to heal. Ready for some serious detective work? In this case, our focus is on those chronic wounds that just won’t heal, including epibole (which happens in full thickness wounds). And as we know, this rolled wound edge inhibits healing. But […]
Diabetic Foot Screening Guide
July 29, 2016
Five clinical tests for diagnosing loss of protective sensation in the diabetic foot, plus tips on inflammation assessment. How serious are diabetic foot ulcers? The statistics are sobering: It is estimated that between 10 and 25% of patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime. Diabetic foot ulcers precede 84% of all lower […]
Maceration and Hydrogels? Just Say Whoa
July 21, 2016
How do you use hydrogel dressings to keep wounds moist without causing maceration? Very carefully. If you’ve ever taken a long bath or spent an afternoon in a swimming pool, you’re familiar with what happens to your hands and feet: they become soft, white, and wrinkled up like prunes. This is a classic case […]
Say Cheese to the Camera: Wound Photography Shot by Family Members
July 8, 2016
These days, most people have a camera in their pocket, giving family members the ability to take their own wound photographs. When we talk about wound photography, we usually are referring to health care professionals (HCPs) taking periodic photographs to document the healing process as part of a patient’s permanent medical record. In fact, some […]
Let’s Talk Ostomy Types
June 16, 2016
A review of several different ostomy types and their subtypes, including colostomy and ileostomy, and how each one affects the patient.
Medical-Related Skin Injury (MARSI)
June 13, 2016
If you practice wound care, here’s what you need to know in order to avoid Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injury – also known as MARSI. Here’s a quiz for all of you in wound care: how many medical adhesive injuries are reported each year in the United States? The answer is 1.5 million. That’s a […]
Diabetic Footwear: If The Shoe Fits, Wear It
April 29, 2016
When it comes to diabetic wound care, footwear matters – and proper diabetic patient shoe assessment is key. Wound clinicians know how devastating foot amputations are for diabetic patients. But what you might not know is that a whopping 50% of diabetic foot amputations are a direct result of patients wearing improper footwear. Surprised? Unfortunately, […]
Pressure Injury (Ulcer) Staging: More Real-World Answers
April 15, 2016
More real-world wound care questions and answers relating to pressure injury staging, including slough, debridement and skin breakdown. Can’t get enough of pressure injury staging? Neither can we. That’s why we’re excited to present even more questions and answers about this topic, based on what wound clinicians experience out in the field (versus what we […]
Real World Pressure Injuries: Staging Can Be Tricky
March 29, 2016
This wound care Q&A answers five of the most common questions about pressure injury staging dilemmas (that you probably didn’t learn from textbooks). In the world of wound care, just as in real life, the phrase, “Expect the unexpected” couldn’t be more appropriate. Clinicians can do everything exactly by the book, only to find that […]