Reliability and predictive validity of Inlow's 60-Second Diabetic Foot Screen Tool.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical role of a novel, noncontact, low-intensity, low-frequency ultrasound therapy (MIST Therapy) in the treatment of nonhealing leg and foot ulcers associated with chronic critical limb ischemia. DESIGN:Prospective, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:A multidisciplinar...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Kavros SJ,Miller JL,Hanna SW

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：GENERAL PURPOSE:To increase health care professionals' awareness and perceptions of the skin as one of the largest body organs with multidimensional aspects and significant implications for interprofessional collaboration in whole-person care. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicia...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Sherman DW,Kamel G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound care professionals should consider all this attention to the key word documentation as your 2015 "heads-up." You should conduct a self-audit and request an external audit of your own documentation against all the regulations, LCDs, Policy Articles, newsletters, and educational programs that CMS and your MACs are...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Schaum KD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy of high-voltage electrical stimulation (HVES) with ultrasound (US) in treating Stage II through Stage IV pressure ulcers (PrUs)* of hospitalized patients. DESIGN:This study was designed as a prospective, controlled trial in which patients were rand...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Bora Karsli P,Gurcay E,Karaahmet OZ,Cakci A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among lower extremity chronic wounds, heel ulcers present one of the greatest challenges to the wound care provider. The potential for these ulcers to progress to osteomyelitis of the calcaneus is well known. The concept of "what to take off the wound" is a known clinical axiom; however, extensive debridement or surgi...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Karr J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the healing rate of forefoot ulcers in patients with diabetes treated using a total contact cast with those treated using alternative off-loading methods. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of healing rates of forefoot ulcers. SETTING:Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Diabetes Foot Prog...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Birke JA,Pavich MA,Patout CA Jr,Horswell R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GENERAL PURPOSE:The purpose of this learning activity is to provide information about the Healthy Foot Screen, a new tool for assessment of common foot abnormalities. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Persaud R,Coutts PM,Brandon A,Verma L,Elliott JA,Sibbald RG

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Health care professionals are faced with the ongoing challenge of improving performance. From physicians and nurses to process improvement experts, health care professionals are discovering new approaches to increasing the overall effectiveness of procedures used in clinical areas. One way to collect data use...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Amlung SR,Miller WL,Bosley LM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heel is the second most common area where patients develop pressure ulcers (PrUs). Some of the interventions commonly used today to prevent PrUs have not been empirically tested, whereas other interventions have been studied and shown to prevent heel PrUs. Currently, there are no specific studies comparing a press...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Bales I

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct and validate an assessment instrument to evaluate the feet of people with diabetes mellitus in Brazil. METHODS:Methodological research developed in three stages: construction of the Assessment Instrument for the Feet of People with Diabetes Mellitus, validation of face and content validity, and ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： da Costa SP,Chavaglia SRR,Ohl RIB,Costa BY,Barbosa MH,Woo K,Gamba MA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of arginine supplementation on wound healing, as measured by wound size and healing rate, in older adults in acute and long-term care (LTC) settings. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, CINAHL Plus, Google Scholar, and OpenGrey databases. STUDY SELECTION:Randomized clinical trials and clinical studie...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Schneider KL,Yahia N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide the practitioner with current information on the most common nail disorders. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in wound care and related disorders. OBJECTIVES:After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should b...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Alavi A,Woo K,Sibbald RG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound care professionals should carefully inspect and audit their coding and billing practices in light of (1) the OIG's 2014 Semiannual Report to Congress and (2) the 2015 OIG Work Plan.You can read the details of both documents by following the Internet links provided earlier in this article. Conducting those self-a...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Schaum KD

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine what factors increase the risk of early wound complications in patients undergoing direct anterior total hip arthroplasty whose wounds were closed with 2-octyl cyanoacrylate with mesh. METHODS:This study was a retrospective review of 75 consecutive patients who underwent direct anterior total hi...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Pachter CS,Garfinkel JH,Cochrane NH,Romness DW,Gladnick BP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the dietary habits and anthropometric and biochemical parameters of patients with active venous leg ulcers and to verify the association of these variables with wound duration and area. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:A cross-sectional study conducted with 33 participants diagnosed with venous ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Melo PG,Mota JF,Nunes CAB,Amaral KVA,Coelho ASG,Bachion MM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of a pressure injury prevention algorithm on pressure injury prevention. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:This intervention study was conducted in the anesthesiology and reanimation ICU (ARICU) of a university hospital. The study included two sample groups (nurses and patients). All p...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Yilmazer T,Bulut H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this scientific study was to assess epidermal micrografts for formation at the dermal-epidermal (DE) junction, cellular outgrowth, and growth factor secretion. Epidermal harvesting is an autologous option that removes only the superficial epidermal layer of the skin, considerably limiting donor sit...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Osborne SN,Schmidt MA,Derrick K,Harper JR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a mainstay in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. Following the success of the Vacuum-Assisted Closure system (Kinetic Concepts Inc [KCI], an Acelity Company, San Antonio, Texas), many similar systems were developed with minor variations. However, these systems...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Serena TE,Buan JS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract-based carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) gel of Punica granatum peel (PCMC) and CMC on healing of full-thickness skin wounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-two rats were studied. Each rat had 3 wounds that were treated topically wi...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Zekavat O,Amanat A,Karami M,Paydar S,Gramizadeh B,Zareian-Jahromi M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A recently described technique proposes a simple method to achieve permanent hemostasis of distal fingertip dermal avulsion injuries. It is simple to learn and easy to perform with readily available materials found in most emergency departments. However, long-term outcomes for patients treated with this techn...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Dowling ST,Lin BW

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphedema is a condition of localized protein-rich swelling from damaged or malfunctioning lymphatics. Because the immune system is compromised, there is a high risk of infection. Infection in patients with lymphedema may present in a variety of ways. OBJECTIVE:The goals of this review were to standardize ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Fife CE,Farrow W,Hebert AA,Armer NC,Stewart BR,Cormier JN,Armer JM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboangiitis obliterans, or Buerger disease, is a rare nonatherosclerotic segmental inflammatory vasculitis that generally affects young tobacco smokers. Although no surgical treatment is available, the most effective way to halt the disease's progress is smoking cessation. In this case report, a 29-year-old smoker...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： D'Alessio I,Settembrini AM,Romagnoli S,Di Luca G,Domanin M,Gabrielli L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and evaluate current mathematical formulas used to assess the rate of wound healing. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Systematic Review databases, from 1965 to 2004. STUDY SELECTION:Papers selected for the study met the following inclusion criteria: (1) participants had chronic venous,...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Jessup RL

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence of and risk factors for pressure ulcers among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. DESIGN:Multicenter trial that included 1258 consecutive patients infected with HIV-1 who had 1815 admissions to 16 acute care infectious disease units in Italy. ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Nicastri E,Viale P,Lyder CH,Cristini F,Martini L,Preziosi G,Dodi F,Irato L,Pan A,Petrosillo N,Gruppo HIV ed Infezioni Ospedaliere.

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infected or contaminated wound sites have historically been managed with incision and drainage. Here, the authors review their experience with skin closure over vessel loops and assess the results of this technique in a variety of clinical situations, hypothesizing that minimally invasive drainage strategies ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Steen EH,Tuley JM,King A,Lee TC,Keswani SG

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct a quickly and easily administered nutrition screening tool using variables believed to be predictive of malnutrition risk in the wound patient population. DESIGN:A prospective pilot study assessed patients on a list of suspected variables, as well as the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Globa...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Fulton J,Evans B,Miller S,Blasiole KN,Leone R,Beinlich N,Meehan A,Loose C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the incidence and risk factors of pressure injury (PI) development after ventricular assist device (VAD) or total artificial heart (TAH) surgery. METHODS:The investigator reviewed all VAD-TAH surgeries performed between 2010 and 2018 in a large academic health system. The PIs were reported by ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Brindle T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：GENERAL PURPOSE:To present a systematic review of the literature assessing the efficacy of monitoring devices for reducing the risk of developing pressure injuries. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in s...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Walia GS,Wong AL,Lo AY,Mackert GA,Carl HM,Pedreira RA,Bello R,Aquino CS,Padula WV,Sacks JM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of a transdermal sustained oxygen delivery system to promote the healing of chronic lower extremity wounds in patients with diabetes. METHODS:Six patients (5 men, 1 woman; age range, 32-77 years) with diabetes and chronic lower extremity wounds unresponsive to previous multimodal therapy ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Hirsh F,Berlin SJ,Holtz A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To enhance the learner's competence with knowledge of the results of research examining suspected deep tissue injury profiles. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES:After participating in this educational ac...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Honaker J,Brockopp D,Moe K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00