نتایج جستجو برای: wound care
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Background Malignant wound causes a devastating physical and psychological condition in cancer patients. This study presents a review which can provide better insights into the life of cancer patients living with malignant wound. The aim of this meta-synthesis was to analyze and synthesize findings from qualitative studies of the lived experiences of patients with malignant wound. Materials and...
INTRODUCTION This study was performed to observe the efficacy of a modified surgical wound dressing applied as part of decannulation wound care after tracheotomy. METHODS Eighty-four patients were randomly allocated into a traditional care group, a surgical wound dressing group, and a modified surgical wound dressing group. Each group comprised 28 patients. The following outcomes were observe...
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,...
Today, for many, wound care has advanced somewhat, but in reality, since the evolution of ‘moist wound healing’, no major advances have really become part of the routine wound care delivered to patients in 2016. While in other clinical areas, diagnostics and advanced biological treatments (e.g. stem cells) are becoming routine in wound care, many of these types of approaches are not beyond the ...
The ageing of our population and rise in chronic diseases has resulted in the complex profile of the patients in the community. Complex wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, infected pressure ulcers and other complications of non-healing wounds are common encounters in the primary health settings. The challenges of these complex wounds lie in its multi-factorial nature of the person, the wound a...
Background - The growing prevalence and incidence of nonhealing acute and chronic wounds is a worrying concern. A major challenge is the lack of united services aimed at addressing the complex needs of individuals with wounds. However, the WHO argues that interprofessional collaboration in education and practice is key to providing the best patient care, enhancing clinical and health-related ou...
OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence and to describe wound complications and associated risk factors of pediatric tracheotomy. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Freestanding tertiary care academic pediatric hospital. PATIENTS Sixty-five consecutive children undergoing tracheotomy over 15 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Postoperative wound complications objectively and independent...
PURPOSE To present the wound care practitioner with a model for the assessment and treatment of wound-related pain. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in wound care and related disorders. OBJECTIVES After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Discuss the pathophysiology of chronic pa...
©2013 Regents of the University of California and VerusMed, with permission. Unauthorized reproduction of Wound Care Update is strictly prohibited. Growth substances (cytokines and growth factors) are soluble signaling proteins affecting the process of normal wound healing. Cytokines govern the inflammatory phase that clears cellular and extracellular matrix debris. Wound repair is controlled b...
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyTM (WOCN) is a clinician-based, professional organization of members, who treat individuals with wounds, ostomies and incontinence, and are committed to cost-effective and outcome-based health care (WOCNWOCNCB, 2008). The WOCN Society is dedicated to assuring the availability of appropriate care for individuals with wounds, ostomies, and incontinen...
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