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   Expert Commentary: Geoff Sussman on 'Top ten tips for Doppler ABPI'
   Wounds International 2(4) November

   As a senior consultant at a very busy tertiary referral wound clinic in a major Australian hospital, I believe accurate vascular assessment is essential. Our clinic has five rooms and a multidisciplinary staff including medics, nurses, podiatrists, pharmacists,...
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   Expert commentary: Jackie Stephen-Haynes on 'How to...Top ten tips for doppler APBI'
   Wounds International 2(4) November

   There are a number of tips that can be very helpful when teaching registered clinicians about the accurate and safe measurement of Doppler ultrasound and the calculation of ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI).
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   How to...Ten top tips for Doppler ABPI
   Wounds International 2(4) November

   This practical guide offers tips on how to use a hand-held Doppler ultrasound for assessing peripheral arterial disease. Leg ulcers can have an extremely deleterious effect on a patient’s well being and quality of life. One part of a comprehensive assessment...
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   Leg ulcer update
   Wounds International 2(4) November

   Wounds International clinical updates present clinical developments in the field of leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, skin integrity and diabetic foot, including the latest from associations, clinicians and industry. If you use an innovative technique in your practice...
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   The diagnosis and management of necrotising fasciitis
   Wounds International 2(4) November

   Necrotising fasciitis was first described more than a century ago, however, its diagnosis still represents a challenge for clinicians and the condition carries a high mortality rate. The management of necrotising fasciitis requires prompt diagnosis, early...
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   Advances in pressure ulcer management in Brazil
   Wounds International 2(3) September

   This article describes the development of pressure ulcer knowledge and management in Brazil. Recent studies have shown that pressure ulcers are a significant problem in Brazil, and several local and international organisations have recognised the important...
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   Clinical note-making and patient outcome measures using TELER®
   Wounds International 2(3) September

   This paper describes the advances in the TELER® system of clinical note-making and patient outcome measurements, including the new digital pen and paper format. The digital pen records clinical data by reading handwriting, while Bluetooth technology transfers...
8. Expert Commentary on 'Advances in pressure ulcer management in Brazil'
   Wounds International 2(3) September

   Like their Brazilian counterparts, Canadian nurses often take the lead in PU management.
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   How to... Ten top tips: preventing pressure ulcers
   Wounds International 2(3) September

   Pressure ulcers are defined as localised damage to the skin and/or underlying tissues usually caused by sustained pressure at the interface between bone and soft tissue. Pressure ulceration can range in severity from non-blanching erythema of intact skin (tissue...
10. Assessing the bioburden in poorly healing wounds
    May Vol 2 Issue 2

    Diagnosing when a wound is critically colonised can be difficult because these wounds do not display classical signs of infection and do not have clearly elevated levels of bioburden. Recent research suggests that the critically colonised state of a wound...