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Wound Assessment

Case Study: Managing Complications of Peripheral Vascular Disease

January 12, 2017
By Aletha Tippett MD This week I saw a patient with terminal peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Seeing him reminded me of how often the severity of this disease is misunderstood. He had had amputat...

CEAP and Venous Leg Ulcers: Comprehensive Objective Classification

April 16, 2020
Before the mid-1990s, venous disorders and disease were classified almost solely on clinical appearance, which failed to achieve diagnostic precision or reproducible treatment results. In response to ...

Classification and Management of Fistulas

February 15, 2018
By Holly Hovan MSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP A fistula is an abnormal opening between two areas that typically shouldn't be connected, or with an epithelialized tract. An example is an opening from the bowel...

Classification and Management of Surgical Wounds

September 27, 2019
By the WoundSource Editors Wounds resulting from surgical procedures have many commonalities with wounds of other etiologies. However, there are a few notable differences in their classification, a...

Classification of Surgical Site Infections

December 15, 2016
By Samantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common hospital-acquired infections, accounting for 20% of total documented infections ea...

Clinical Challenges in Diagnosing Infected Wounds

February 27, 2018
by the WoundSource Editors Given the impact of infection on delayed wound healing, determining the presence of colonization and infection is imperative to achieving healed outcomes.Chronic wounds a...

Combat Wound Management: An Overview

July 11, 2018
As a veteran of the U.S. Army, and having a grandfather who was a U.S. Army combat medic, I have always had an interest in combat wound care. Wound care has evolved immensely throughout the years in t...

Communication for Better Wound Care

May 28, 2013
By Karen Zulkowski DNS, RN, CWS I have talked about treating wounds, assessing wounds and care planning, but have not discussed the patient as a person. I always talk to the patient and family abou...
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