Incontinence-associated dermatitis Made Easy
Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) has a significant impact on the lives of the patients it affects. It poses a major healthcare challenge: it is difficult and...
Skin integrity
WUWHS: Understanding Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, disabling condition that often relentlessly progresses. Occurring in often otherwise healthy adolescents and adults, this rare disease...
Managing peristomal skin complications Quick Guide
Unlike wounds, where the ultimate treatment goal is healing, stomas are a breach of the skin that are designed to stay open in order to drain the stoma effluents. Therefore the...
Incontinence-associated dermatitis: moving prevention forward
Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) represents a significant health challenge worldwide and is a well-recognised risk factor for pressure ulcer development. Recent consensus...
Ten top questions and answers on the use of dressings for pressure ulcer prevention
Pressure ulcer (PU) prevention remains a struggle for clinicians around the globe and across all transitions of care. In most situations, the use of evidence-based practice and...
Soft silicones Made Easy
Soft silicone dressings have been available for over 10 years and were developed to minimise the problems of pain and trauma at dressing change, to protect the periwound skin and...
TIME for an update? Potential changes to wound assessment
The concept of TIME has been discussed for 10 years and is widely accepted in clinical practice. However, since it was originally proposed in 2003, much has changed in both the...
Best practice guidelines for skin and wound care in epidermolysis bullosa
These guidelines have been developed to aid clinicians in the management of skin and wound care for patients with the genetic skin fragility disorder epidermolysis bullosa (EB)....
Expert Commentary: The dangers of faecal incontinence in the at-risk patient
In the past decade, incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) has become a 'buzzword' of sorts in the wound care arena.
The dangers of faecal incontinence in the at-risk patient
Faecal incontinence can have serious consequences for a patient's skin, quality of life and dignity. Clinicians and support workers need to be aware of the impact faecal...