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| Title |
The introduction of a Cohesive SSB into a specialist Leg Ulcer Clinics |
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| Author |
Jasmine Wilson |
| Publication |
Poster |
| Key Points |
10 Patients over 16 weeks- traumatic, diabetic, post DVT, lymphoedema, lympho-venous disease, very painful, drug compromised, immobile patients, 5 case studies |
| Title |
Multi-disciplinary wound care - different perspectives, different priorities, one aim |
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| Author |
Lindsay J Hunter |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation: Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate - November 2007 |
| Key Points |
Case study in patient with multiple painful leg ulcers. Co-morbidities including diabetes. Wounds 100% slough. Actiformcool reduced pain and dressing frequency. |
| Title |
A retrospective study of plantar diabetic ulcer healing rate with the use of a new sheet hydrogel dressing |
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| Author |
Howard E Alexander Podiatrist |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation: WASA Conference, Johannesburg - May 2008 |
| Key Points |
diabetics. Dressings changed 3 times a week for 6 months. Outcome data available on 98 patients. 72% healed. |
| Title |
Hydrobalanced cellulose based wound dressing with polyhexanide in surgical wounds (test with 20 patients) |
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| Author |
Anna Marie Nielsen |
| Publication |
Poster presentation at Wounds UK, Harrogate - November 2009 |
| Key Points |
20 patient study of Suprasorb X+PHMB applied to surgical wounds directly post operative and reviewing after 24 hrs. 80% of patients were diabetic. Operations included 11 amputations, 3 abscesses and 6 wounds with infection and osteomyelitis. |
| Title |
A clinical case study of a patient with a chronic hand wound using Suprasorb X+PHMB |
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| Author |
Rommel Orig |
| Publication |
Poster presentation, Wounds UK Harrogate, November 2010 |
| Key Points |
Case study of a man who had sustained a traumatic injury to his right index finger leading to amputation and a chronic non-healing wound. His past medical history included type 1 diabetes, renal failure requiring haemodialysis, micro-angiopathy with sub optimal blood supply to his right arm, neuropathy, infection and pyoderma gangrenosum requiring steroid therapy. He was wheelchair dependent and was very anxious about losing his hand. |
| Title |
A 10 Patient evaluation of a new active debridement system |
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| Author |
Susan Johnson, |
| Publication |
Harrogate Wounds UK 2011 |
| Key Points |
Debrisoft is quick and easy to use and virtually pain free for these patients |
| Title |
A multidisciplinary management of lower limb lymphoedema with quality of life as an outcome measure |
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| Author |
Kate Bennett |
| Publication |
Harrogate Wounds UK 2011 |
| Key Points |
Improved quality of life may be the patient's and carer's goal rather than full healing. |
| Title |
A superabsorbent dressing in the management of copious exuding wounds in a cohort study |
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| Author |
Fauscher et al |
| Publication |
EWMA May 2011 |
| Key Points |
Observational study on Flivasorb for acute and chronic, highly exuding wounds. |
| Title |
The role of the Tissue Viability Nurse in the management of diabetic foot ulceration |
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| Author |
P Scott |
| Publication |
Harrogate Wounds UK 2009 |
| Key Points |
SuprasorbX+PHMB was used on infected, painful wounds. Amputation had been mentioned but the wounds went on to healing. |
Journal
| Title |
Short stretch bandaging: a case history |
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| Author |
Deborah Ruff |
| Publication |
Nursing in Practice March 2002:87 |
| Key Points |
Use of correct assessment. Failure to heal. Arterial problems. |
