Palliative Wound Care (FR431)

Chronic wound pain and palliative cancer care.

Palliative wound care: managing chronic wounds across life's continuum: a consensus statement from the International Palliative Wound Care Initiative.

W individuals of all ages (from neonates to elders) and all socioeconomic groups develop chronic wounds (i.e., a break or chronic ulcer of the skin and underlying tissue that does not respond to medical or surgical interventions). This is particularly true for people living with advanced/end-stage chronic illnesses associated with arterial or venous insufficiency/ edema (e.g., diabetes mellitus...

Palliative wound care management strategies for palliative patients and their circles of care.

PURPOSE To provide information about palliative wound care management strategies for palliative patients and their circles of care. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES After participating in this educational activity, the participant should be better able to: 1. Recognize study findings,...

Local wound care for malignant and palliative wounds.

PURPOSE To enhance the clinician's competence in providing local wound care for malignant and palliative wounds. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES After participating in this educational activity, the participant should be better able to:

Palliative Wound Care at the End of Life

Wound care, a form of palliative care, supports the health care needs of dying patients by focusing on alleviating symptoms. Although wound care can be both healing and palliative, it can impair the quality of the end of life for the dying if it is done without proper consideration of the patient’s wishes and best interests. Wound care may be optional for dying patients. This article will discu...