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| Title |
Leg Ulcer Pain Relief Prior to Punch Biopsy Treatment |
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| Author |
Deborah Hofman |
| Publication |
Meeting the challenges of Wound Pain Activa publication Oct 05; pages 29-30 |
| Key Points |
Painful sloughy ulcer, healing achieved with Actiformcool under Actico inelastic bandages |
| Title |
Removal of Slough, Exudate Control and Stimulation of a Healthy Wound Bed with ActiFormCool - A Case Study |
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| Author |
Margaret Armitage Vascular Nurse Specialist |
| Publication |
Internal Publication by Activa Healthcare Ltd to accompany Road shows - Oct '05 |
| Key Points |
Patient with peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Angioplasty performed to increase blood flow. 6 weeks post surgery wound had increased in size. Wound began healing once Actiformcool used. |
Case study
| Title |
Implementation of Actico for patients with mixed aetiology ulceration |
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| Author |
Jan Prytherch, Jane Pike, Jill Tongue |
| Publication |
Poster presentation Wounds 2003 UK conference Harrogate November 2003 |
| Key Points |
Need for constant review and change in treatment provision inline with national guidelines. Training issue Trust wide policies. |
| Title |
Not a stretch too far' |
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| Author |
Jan Prytherch |
| Publication |
Poster presentation at Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate, Nov.2005 |
| Key Points |
2 years ago Actico bandages introduced for treatment of late ABPI and rest pain at night. New audit revealed gradual change in practice to reflect increased use of Actico. Only 35 / 88 patients were true mixed aetiology. |
| Title |
Using knowledge and experience to overcome the clinical challenges in the management of significant arterial disease |
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| Author |
Stewart G, Vascular Consultant-Ayr Hospital; Kathleen Turnbull and Kim Kiernan |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation, EWMA Conference, Glasgow - May 2007 |
| Key Points |
Significant arterial disease patients were healed with Actico and low compression liners post healing |
| Title |
Compression therapy for mixed venous arterial disease |
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| Author |
J Prytherch Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation, EWMA Conference, Geneva - May 2010 |
| Key Points |
Actico can be used on mixed venous arterial ulcers. |
| Title |
A dressing which can relieve wound pain |
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| Author |
Deborah Hofman |
| Publication |
Poster at EWMA conference, Stuttgart in September 2005 |
| Key Points |
10 patient study with chronic leg ulcer pain, Actiformcool reduced pain in 8/10 patients. |
| Title |
Case study of a painful arterial wound |
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| Author |
Sylvie Hampton TVCS |
| Publication |
Meeting the challenges of Wound Pain Activa publication Oct 05; pages 27-28 |
| Key Points |
Painful, non healing, arterial ulcer, Actiformcool reduced pain as well as |
| Title |
The use of Flivasorb in a highly exuding wound |
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| Author |
Annette Dee and Lyndsey Dalby |
| Publication |
Poster presentation at Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate - November 2009 |
| Key Points |
90 yr old lady with circumferential extensive recurring leg ulcer of mixed aetiology. Previous wound swab indicated pseudomonas and heavy haemolytic Strep G, later developed cellulitis. Initially dressings being changed twice daily and strikethrough apparent within few hours of dressing change. |
| Title |
Treatment of a skin flap laceration with Suprasorb X+PHMB |
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| Author |
Karen Hetherington |
| Publication |
Poster presentation at Wounds UK, Harrogate - November 2009 |
| Key Points |
Mixed aetiology traumatic leg ulcer 17cm x 20cm, large amounts of slough, clinical signs of infection including increased exudate, pain and erythema. Patient refused antibiotics. Suprasorb X+PHMB applied with a foam. After 3 days patient had no pain, visible signs of granulation and decreased redness. |
| Title |
The management of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in a hard to heal arterial leg ulcer |
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| Author |
Natalie Doble |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation, TVS Conference, 2010 |
| Key Points |
The management of a lady with long-standing, chronic arterial leg ulcer heavily infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa - a frequently isolated pathogen within chronic wounds. The wound was 100% green/yellow thick slough and the lady had a VAS score at worst of 8/10. There were high levels of odour and exudate. Previous treatment included iodine and silver sulphadiazine cream with reduced compression. |
| 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 |
Sharing Leg Ulcer Care at Galanos House |
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| Author |
Lindsay J Hunter |
| Publication |
Harrogate Wounds UK 2011 |
| Key Points |
Enthusiastic care home staff have worked successfully with Tissue Viability and Industry to provide holistic care for their residents. |
| Title |
The development of a compression selection chart |
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| Author |
Nicci Kimpton |
| Publication |
Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate November 2011 |
| Key Points |
Implementing guidelines for clinicians has increased their confidence in selecting the best compression regime for patients with a range of venous, lymphatic and arterial conditions. |
| 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 |
2012 Harrogate poster (JH) |
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| Author |
Jenny Hindley |
| Publication |
Poster presentation Harrogate 2012 |
| Key Points |
A Dopplar traffic light system helps clinicians assess patients' risk of arterial disease post venous leg ulcer. |
Journal
| Title |
Short stretch bandages |
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| Author |
Sylvie Hampton |
| Publication |
Infection UK 2000 |
| Key Points |
Explanation of 4LB, LS,SSB. Mobility Issues. Effectiveness and cost issues |
| Title |
Patient centred leg ulcer care |
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| Author |
Lin Hayward |
| Publication |
Nursing Times Jan 2002 - Vol: 98, No 2 |
| Key Points |
Treatment according to patient needs. Large Limb Eczema under padding. Ulcer for 3 months Used 4 LB |
| 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. |
| Title |
Actico: a short stretch bandage in venous leg ulcer management |
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| Author |
Clare Williams |
| Publication |
BJN March 2002 Vol:11 No:6 398-401 |
| Key Points |
Treating venous ulcers with short stretch bandages |
| Title |
Cohesive Short-Stretch vs Four-Layer Bandages For Venous Leg Ulcers |
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| Author |
Nick Puffet, Lisa Martin, Meng Kiew Chow |
| Publication |
BJCN, June 2006; Vol.11; No.6: S6-11 |
| Key Points |
Cost, concordance, training, application. Literature reviews. No reference in venous Iit to cohesive short-stretch bandages. Costs in venous I were affected by training and application methods. 4 -layer bandages can be bulky, expensive, more time-consuming, painful, with increased risk of error. Cohesive short-stretch bandages - quicker to apply, safer, similar healing to four layer bandages, used on mixed aetiology and limited mobility. |
| Title |
Pain Management in Leg Ulcers using ActiFormCool |
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| Author |
Stephen Young, Sylvie Hampton |
| Publication |
Wounds UK Journal, Nov 2005 |
| Key Points |
To test the effectiveness of ActiFormCool on painful wounds and to establish what types of pain could be reduced by Actiformcool. |
