Clinical Reviews & Research
- A critical evaluation of the Lund and Browder chart [view PDF]
Measurement of wound size and, more specifically, surface area is an important aspect of assessing any wound. With regards to burn wounds this measurement, expressed as percentage of the total body surface area, is the cornerstone of management. The Lund and...
- A critical review of early burn excision and grafting [view PDF]
Early excision and grafting of burn wounds has largely replaced the conservative, non-excisional approach, due mainly to improvements in resuscitation and the introduction of primary tangential excision. A critical review of the literature on the effects of...
- A methodology for evaluating wound care products in complex chronic wounds [view PDF]
- A multi-centre in-market evaluation of ALLEVYN Gentle Border [view PDF]
- A multinational survey of the assessment of pain when removing dressings [view PDF]
Skin damage caused by repeated application and removal of adhesive dressings can result in trauma to wounds and peri-wound skin. A multinational survey was undertaken to assess the impact of introducing advanced dressings with Safetac soft silicone adhesive...
- A pilot study to evaluate the potential of SurePress Comfort [view PDF]
Compression hosiery was originally designed to manage venous disease for patients without ulceration, and to prevent ulceration or its recurrence. However, there is now a view that compression hosiery has a role to play in managing patients with active venous...
- A prospective clinical audit of patient dressing choice for post-op arthroscopy wounds [view PDF]
There is a paucity of data in the published literature as to the true incidence of tape blistering and its association with the use of a particular type of dressing or surgical procedure. This clinical audit was conducted to record the true level of skin blistering...
- A retrospective review linking diarrhoea to pressure ulcers
Patients with reduced mobility are at risk of pressure ulceration. Urinal or faecal incontinence increases the vulnerability of skin to damage and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel has identified that moisture lesions contribute to the development...
- Adults with diabetes and their experiences of wearing prescribed orthotic devices [view PDF]
This study was initiated because the author noted that a large number of patients with diabetes attending a vascular orthotic clinic were not wearing the orthotic devices they had been prescribed and this was having detrimental effects on their health. A literature...
- Ageing and its influence on wound healing [view PDF]
Given the constantly rising percentage of older people in the population and the huge cost of treating wounds in this patient group, the importance of examining the relationship between ageing and wound healing cannot be underestimated. This article will examine...
