A brief description of the Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, now in its second decade of service, will inform the general medical community of this valuable asset. Demand for wound care services is predicted to grow steadily over the next several decades. Kent Hospital's vision for wound care is embodied in its thriving Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center. New cost- effec...

conclusions transdermal wound oxygen therapy can effectively promote wound healing in patients with pressure ulcers. results after 12 days of wound oxygen therapy, the number of patients with complete wound healing in the experimental group was significantly greater than that of the control group. moreover, the total mean of wound area in the experimental group was significantly lower than that...

PURPOSE To provide information from a literature review about the prevention, recognition, and treatment for contact dermatitis. 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. Identify signs and symptoms o...

Providing improved health care for wound, burn and surgical patients is a major goal for enhancing patient well-being, in addition to reducing the high cost of current health care treatment. The introduction of new and novel biomaterials and biomedical devices is anticipated to have a profound effect on the future improvement of many deleterious health issues. This publication will discuss the ...

Author Information Christopher Gauland, DPM, FACFAS, is Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, and is a podiatrist at Eastern Carolina Foot & Ankle Specialists, Greenville, North Carolina. The author disclosed that he was a member of the speaker's bureau for Smith & Nephew; is a consultant/advisor to Biocomposites, Inc; and is a member of the...

Background Many sophisticated dressings are available to the wound care practitioner in the developed countries. These materials are made from a wide range of products like polyurethane, salts of alginic acid and other gelable polysaccharides. The situation is different in the developing countries where what is commonly available to wound care provider are traditional agents such as sodium hypo...

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the combined efficacy of foot care education and recombinant human platelet‐derived growth factor (rhPDGF) on the wound healing in foot ulcers among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Subjects and Methods: A randomized control trial and a factorial design were used in this study in a 500-bedded private teaching hospital with four major surgical units in...

Mark Rippon is Medical Marketing Manager, Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden; Richard White is Professor of Tissue Viability, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK; Phil Davies is Clinical and Scientific Information Manager, Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden Skin adhesives play an important role in keeping wound dressings in place. Unfortunately, if dressings incorporate adhesiv...

Kathleen Leak is Sister, Wound Care Service, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster; Pam Spruce is Clinical Manager, TVRE Consulting, Stoke-on-Trent; Susan Johnson is Lead Nurse, Wound Care, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster With the increase in the incidence of breast cancer (National Statistics Online, 2009) is the associated risk of ...

© 2002 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington. All Rights Reserved. Back to Top Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Clinical Review Criteria Wound Care Treatments  Autologous Platelet Derived Wound Healing Factors for Non Healing Cutaneous Wounds (Procuren)  Electrical Stimulation and Electromagnetic Therapy  Low Frequency, Noncontact, Nonthermal Ultrasound Wound Therapy  Mag...