A pilot of a new cellular and tissue-based product derived from a patient’s own skin showed promise in closing venous stasis leg ulcers (VLUs), even after conventional treatments had failed. Researchers...
Ask the treatment expert … about friction and pressure ulcers
By
Susan Wickard
Apr 01, 2013
What role does friction play in pressure ulcers?
Ask The Treatment Expert: Rosalyn S. Jordan
Jun 05, 2017
What are the most effective wound dressings?
Ask the expert: How serious are diabetic wounds?
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Nov 11, 2022
Q: Why should diabetic wounds be taken more seriously than non-diabetic wounds?
Ask the Treatment Expert … about leg sores
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jul 06, 2015
How do you handle people obsessed with leg sores?
Dressing, tool bring skin tear advances
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
A simplified wound dressing plan, along with a decision-tree tool for wound management, can help nurses treating patients over the age 85, a new study finds.
Artificial tissue helps healthy skin grow
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2011
Tissue grafts that promote vascular growth could hasten wound healing, encourage healthy skin to invade the wounded area and reduce the need for surgeries, investigators at Cornell University recently...
Rising foot temperature can precede wound development
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
Does increased skin temperature indicate a foot ulcer may occur? The answer appears to be yes, a new study has found.
Jennifer Kennedy: Diving into the fray, parachute or no
Apr 01, 2022
For Gurwin Healthcare System’s Jennifer Kennedy, R.N., the birth of her oldest son defined not only her family life, but also her career.
What’s my line?
Dec 19, 2008
EPS recently unveiled a line of surgical skin markers. The product uses non-toxic gentian violet ink, according to the manufacturer.