Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: Can They Aid in Wound Healing? by Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN One of the most common questions I hear from wound care professionals is whether or not patients should take daily vitamin and mineral supplements to help wounds heal
2019-06-24
Pressure ulcers take a hefty toll in both human and economic terms. They can lengthen patient stays, cause pain and suffering, and increase care costs. The average estimated cost of treating a pressure ulcer is $50,000; this amount may include specialty beds,
2019-06-23
Editor's note:This blog post is part of the WoundSourceTrending Topics series, bringing you insight into the latest clinical issues and advancement in wound management, with contributions by the WoundSourceEditorial Advisory Board. Pressure injuries
2019-06-23
Checklist for Factors Affecting Wound Healing Thomas Hess, Cathy BSN, RN, CWOCN Article MetricsMetrics Cathy Thomas Hess, BSN, RN, CWOCN, is President and Director of Clinical Operations, Wound Care Strategies Inc (WCS), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. WCS
2019-06-23
The use of dressings to treat chronic wounds dates back to ancient times. But as we all well know that time does not truly heal all wounds, and certainly not chronic wounds, we also know that not all dressings heal all wounds. It’s what we do with the wound
2019-06-23
It was with great interest that we read Dr Levine’s commentary published in the March 2019 issue of Advances in Skin & Wound Care reflecting on the pressure injury (PI) classification system published by Shea in 1975. It is indeed very important to know the
2019-06-23
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were collected through preoperative and postoperative examinations by the infection surveillance team. The relationship among variables (age, gender, body mass index, comorbidities, smoking
2019-06-21
It was with great interest that we read Dr Levine’s commentary published in the March 2019 issue of Advances in Skin & Wound Care reflecting on the pressure injury (PI) classification system published by Shea in 1975. It is indeed very important to know the
2019-06-21
In the United Kingdom, we are well into spring. As I look at the garden, there are patterns of growth literally cut into rock. Old stones with beautiful mosses, and next to a stone step, one type of rock plant has thrown up five stems and atop each is a
2019-06-20
