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Reducing iatrogenic harm in the foot and ankle - DiabetesontheNet

Reducing iatrogenic harm in the foot and ankle - DiabetesontheNet

Reducing iatrogenic harm in the foot and ankle David Wylie, Pauline Johnston, Nicola Greenwood, Julie Smart, Violet Butters 27 Mar 2020 Page: 21 In June 2018, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde podiatry service redesigned its offerings to accept responsibility

Implementation of Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies in... : Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing

Implementation of Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies in... : Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing

Author Information Laura E. Edsberg, PhD, Center for Wound Healing Research and Natural & Health Sciences Research Center, Daemen University, Amherst, New York. Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-c, CWOCN, FAAN, WOC Advanced Practice Nurse, Rutgers University School of

Characteristics of Nursing Home Resident Movement Patterns: ... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Characteristics of Nursing Home Resident Movement Patterns: ... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Nursing home (NH) residents are often advanced in age, cognitively challenged, and overweight or obese, making limitations in residents’ mobility/movements a common and increasing concern. Lack of movement for prolonged periods without relieving pressure on

Skin Failure: Concept Review and Proposed Model : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Skin Failure: Concept Review and Proposed Model : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Skin failure is increasingly recognized as a clinical syndrome. Like all other organs, skin can fail; however, experts continue to grapple with definitions, causative factors, and identifying manifestations. There are currently a number of overlapping

The Hidden Costs of Amputations

The Hidden Costs of Amputations

April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. A time when we pause to remember and honor the millions living with limb loss after an amputation. When advanced wound care strategies are not applied and a wound becomes unmanageable, physicians are

Management of Moisture-Associated Skin Damage: A Scoping... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Management of Moisture-Associated Skin Damage: A Scoping... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Among many vital functions, the skin functions as a barrier to protect the body against mechanical trauma, noxious irritants, infectious pathogens, and excessive fluids. Overexposure of the skin to moisture can compromise the integrity of the barrier,

Reducing the Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Injury in ... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Reducing the Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Injury in ... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Student, Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia All authors, faculty, staff, and planners have no relevant financial

The Three-Dimensional Structure of Porcine Bladder... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

The Three-Dimensional Structure of Porcine Bladder... : Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Author Information Qinxin Liu, MD, is Research Fellow, Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing Laboratory, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Trauma Surgeon, Department of Traumatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital,

WCA Wound Care Hero Takes the Stage Again

WCA Wound Care Hero Takes the Stage Again

On March 26, 2021, Vaughn Schnakenberg made a few final adjustments on the ‘76 Corvette he’d lovingly restored for his wife and took it out for a test drive. Minutes later, a drunk driver traveling at a high rate of speed broadsided him, smashing the