ConvaTec announced that its recently-launched Aquacel Ag Surgical cover dressing reduces post-operative surgical site infection, skin blistering and delayed discharge when compared to non-woven dressing...
SNFs can ask for a 3-month reprieve in quality reporting
By
John O'Connor
Sep 04, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...
Researchers ‘reboot’ tissue to accelerate wound healing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2016
Tufts University researchers have for the first time reprogrammed skin cells from diabetic foot ulcers to make them more like stem cells.
Coloplast launches SenSura Mio ostomy product in the United States
Sep 19, 2012
SenSura Mio addresses challenges by adjusting to the curves of the patient’s body.
Ask the Care Expert about … choosing dressings
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Mar 05, 2017
With thousands of dressings on the market, which is the best for wound healing?
Learning on the fly: Unlikely target for wound care found
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2013
What do a nursing home resident’s skin and a fruit fly’s exoskeleton have in common? At first glance, not much. But it turns out that both are essentially a mesh of macromolecules that share...
How to do it… Wound care
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2007
Have you ever met a surveyor who wasn’t very interested in your wound care practices? Didn’t think so. In fact, there are signs that surveyors are looking at them with deeper interest than...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 4
By
Alicia Lasek
May 04, 2021
Providers see slight increase in COVID vaccine uptake among staff … FDA revokes EUA for Battelle mask decontamination system … Top 20 drugs by worldwide sales in 2020 reported … Eye and skin irritant...
Aspirin not best for wound care?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2014
Non-aspirin pain relievers may be best for residents with chronic wounds, according to new study results.
Smartphones used for measurement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Swift Medical has introduced Swift AutoDepth technology, which lets clinicians take wound-depth measurements at the point of care using a smartphone camera.