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Wound Assessment

Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention: Assessing Risk Factors

November 1, 2017
By the WoundSource Editors Pressure ulcers/injuries pose a major risk to patients by increasing morbidity and mortality and causing significant discomfort.1 They are also prevalent, particularly in...

Pressure Ulcers and Depression: The Psychological Impact of Wounds

February 4, 2015
By Lindsay D. Andronaco, RN, BSN, CWCN, WOC, DAPWCA, FAACWS I have been in wound care my entire nursing career. I have been in a variety of positions, but it always involved wound management. It wa...

Preventing Cross-Infection in Post-Surgical Wound Care

December 6, 2018
by Hy-Tape International Infections are common and serious complications associated with post-surgical wounds. In wounds resulting from clean surgery, 8% become infected among the general populatio...

Preventing Surgical Site Infections

September 27, 2019
By the WoundSource Editors The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define a surgical site infection (SSI) as "an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the s...

Recent Advancements in Wound Treatment and Management

December 11, 2014
By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD

Reflections on Health Care's Past, Present and Future: A Matron's Christmas Carol

December 19, 2013
By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN It's Matron Marley here again. I do hope you had a good Thanksgiving folks. My daughter ordered Chinese and her offspring were thrilled. I snuck away to the nursin...

Review: Wound Site as a Predictor in Deep Nail Puncture Complications

July 15, 2016
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Journal Review Club Editor's note: This post is part of the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (TUSPM) journal review club blog series. In...
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