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Antimicrobial dressings made easy VIEW PDF
Wounds International Vol 2 Issue 1Antimicrobial dressings play an important part in wound care in the prevention and management of infection. However, clinicians must be aware of their different properties and when to start and stop treatment in order to deliver cost- and clinically effective care.
NPWT in everyday practice made easy VIEW PDF
Wounds International, Vol 1, Issue 5This document builds on the article ‘NPWT settings and dressing choices made easy’[3]and is now available in French, Dutch and Italian. It focuses on the practical, everyday aspects of how to deliver NPWT safely and effectively to make best use of this...
- Can the use of dressing materials actually prevent pressure ulcers: presenting the evidence VIEW PDF
In part one of this two-part series, the authors discussed the aetiology of pressure damage and how it develops. It was noted that despite widespread research into the field, pressure damage is still commonplace and the incidence and costs incurred can place...
- Dressings can prevent pressure ulcers: fact or fallacy? The problem of pressure ulcer prevention VIEW PDF
In part one of this two-part article, the authors discuss the aetiology of pressure ulcers, the means of identifying those patients at risk, the range of clinical intervention strategies implemented to try and prevent their formation and the problems faced...
NPWT settings and dressing choices made easy VIEW PDF
Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 3Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). This advanced technology has revolutionised care for many patients with chronic and acute wounds [1,2]. Widespread adoption of NPWT over the past...
Wound infection & pain management made easy VIEW PDF
Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 3Wound-related pain is common, highly subjective [1-4] and can be particularly distressing for both patients and clinicians [5]. It has multiple causes and, unfortunately, is often managed inadequately[6,7]. This article discusses wound infection as a cause...
Biofilms Made Easy VIEW PDF
Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 3This article describes what biofilms are and the important roles they appear to play in disrupting wound healing. In addition, it discusses potential interventions aimed at removing/reducing biofilms and preventing their reformation in wounds.
Promogran and Promogran Prisma made easy VIEW PDF
Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 3This article describes in detail the composition, mode of action, evidence base and the practical application of a generation of advanced topical treatments containing collagen and oxidised regenerated cellulose, which are designed to convert the non-healing...
Exudate management made easy VIEW PDF
Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 2This document builds on the principles presented in the document Wound exudate and the role of dressings[1], and focuses on how a rigorous approach to exudate management can improve patient quality of life, promote healing and enhance healthcare effectiveness.
- The 'chronic' wound debate
Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 2In the November issue of Wounds International, Ron Legerstee raised the question of whether the descriptor 'chronic' is the correct term to be used when describing 'wounds', 'wound care' or 'wound management' [1]. This debate is taken up by two wound care...
