White Papers
The WoundSource White Paper Center was created to further our mission of improving the quality and accessibility of wound care education. Find relevant white papers about the latest research, product technologies and treatment approaches from leading organizations and industry thought-leaders.
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Sponsored by Hy-Tape InternationalApproximately 450,000 people in the United States have a stoma, with that number increasing by 13% each year. The challenge of ostomy management is only becoming increasingly prevalent, particularly in hospital and long-term care facilities.
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Sponsored by Lantiseptic®, a Santus brandIncontinence is a significant and growing problem for healthcare professionals. As the population ages, a growing number of patients are suffering from urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence or both.
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Sponsored by Hy-Tape InternationalTreatment of chronic non-healing wounds in the United States costs an estimated $50 billion each year and is on the rise due to the increasing prevalence of wounds.
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Glenda J. Motta, RN, BSN, MPH, ETWhat’s the relationship between coding and reimbursement? How are wound care products, services and technologies assigned codes, such as HCPCS (Healthcare Procedure Coding System)? What does this process entail?
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James McGuire, DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc; Joshua A. Sebag, BA; Jennifer Skolnik, BSMaking wound treatment choices on the basis of the color or exudate of the wound bed is easy but may not reflect the complexity we see in the multiple presentations encountered in the chronic wound bed.
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Kevin Y. Woo, PhD, RN, FAPWCA and Karen M. Smith, MDPressure ulcers present health care providers with a myriad of factors to consider in the assessment, treatment and dressing selection to attain a path to wound healing.
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Kathleen D. Schaum, MSThe 2013 edition of WoundSource introduced the new category descriptors for cellular and/or tissue-based products for wounds (CTPs) and synthetic and biosynthetic dressings.
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Kevin Y. Woo, PhD, RN, FAPWCASkin grafts and flaps are an effective and common surgical procedure used in the treatment of certain wound types, including pressure ulcers.
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Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWONOver the past several years, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has become a standard treatment for many wound types. Outcomes associated with the use of NPWT fall into two broad categories: Improved wound healing and improved wound care.
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Kevin Y. Woo, BSc, MSc, PhD, RN, GNC(C), ACNP, FAPWCAPressure ulcers are a significant problem across the continuum of health care settings.
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Defining Unidisciplinary, Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Team ModelsWhether you're new to wound care or have practiced in the different team types yourself, this article provides a concise overview of the current functional team models found in today's wound care practices.
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Kathleen D. Schaum, MSIn this WoundSource guide, Kathleen Schaum, MS, moderates a roundtable with several members of the Alliance workgroup to discuss: identifying the need to replace the term for skin substitutes; perspectives on the use terminology and technological
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Aletha Tippett; Ronald Sherman; Kevin Y. Woo; Laurie Swezey; Mary Ellen PosthauerPalliative wound care is a relatively new field that focuses on the wound treatment of individuals at the end of life, those with terminal disease or those unable to tolerate standard care.
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Diane L. Krasner; R. Gary Sibbald; Kevin Y. Woo; Linda NortonLike many aspects of wound care, wound device product selection has become an increasingly complex and sophisticated process over the past several decades.
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Diane L. Krasner; R. Gary Sibbald; Kevin Y. WooToday's wound care clinicians are confronted with hundreds of products, scientific rationale for moist interactive wound dressings and an emerging evidence-base for wound dressing product selection.