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12 October 2018 In News By thewoundguy

Wound care success within a nurse-led clinic

Jodie Gartner and the team at Junction Place Medical Centre (VIC) beautifully demonstrate how collaboration within a nurse-led clinic can make an incredible difference to the well-being of individuals with wounds. https://www.facebook.com/APNAnurses/videos/1113080575533835/

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28 August 2018 In News By thewoundguy

Revisiting venous leg ulcer recurrence and compression

O’Donnell and colleagues report the following statistics on venous leg ulcer recurrence (after wound closure had been achieved) : 67% for those receiving no compression; 28% for those receiving compression therapy only; 12% for those treated with superficial venous surgery and compression therapy together. J

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2 August 2018 In News By thewoundguy

Reducing radiation skin reactions with a barrier film spray

In the June 2018 edition of Wounds Australia's Newsletter "Deeps Tissues", Priscilla Taylor graciously shares her very personal experience (and that of her friend) who both receive radiation therapy to the breast. Both individuals decided to use two different topical approaches throughout their treatment fractions in

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15 July 2018 In News By thewoundguy

Mechanical wound debridement: the options are expanding

Many health professionals are by now aware that regular debridement enhances the repair of chronic and complex wounds (eg. venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injury and surgical wound dehiscence). A large number of patients with these types of wounds are cared for in

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2 June 2018 In News By thewoundguy

An alternative topical option to antimicrobials

Microbial resistance is an issue of concern for those of us who care for individuals who experience hard-to-heal wounds. The principles of wound bed preparation and biofilm based wound intervention direct us towards adequate tissue debridement and targeted use of antimicrobials. Rippon et al have

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29 April 2018 In News By thewoundguy

The EVRA trial outcome

The New England Journal of Medicine has just published the outcomes of the EVRA (Early Venous Reflux Ablation) trial. The findings are that endovenous ablation of superficial venous reflux concurrent with compression when compared to compression therapy alone resulted in shorter venous ulcer healing times

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27 February 2018 In News By thewoundguy

Stenting or by-pass? Diabetes maybe the decider.

The co-morbidity of diabetes seems to determine whether multi-vessel coronary artery disease is best managed by surgical by-pass or a stenting procedure - the data suggest that this particular group gets most benefit from a by-pass approach to revascularisation. It would be interesting to see

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24 February 2018 In News By thewoundguy

Surgical wound dehiscence : WUWHS Consensus Document

The World Union of Wound Healing Societies has published a new Consensus Document on Surgical Wound Dehiscence. The document has excellent graphics and decision making tools. It covers risk anaylsis, patient and wound assessment, descriptive terminology, preventative modalities and interventions. http://www.woundsinternational.com/consensus-documents/view/surgical-wound-dehiscence-improving-prevention-and-outcomes

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