Creating a Comprehensive Hospital-Based Skin and Wound Care Program to Improve Outcomes and Decrease Pressure Injuries
The author describes implementing a comprehensive skin and wound care program during her tenure as chief nurse executive to address challenges related to a lack of expert resources and knowledge of pressure injury (PI) prevention and treatment. This multifaceted program included the creation of a comprehensive, interprofessional, evidence-based skin and wound care committee; establishing a “Wound Board” for case presentations and expert consultation; providing educational programs; streamlining the processes for product evaluation, procurement, and use; decreasing costs; and hiring additional wound, ostomy, and contine...
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
A Patient Navigation Model to Improve Complex Wound Care Outcomes
CONCLUSIONS
This project validated the Wound Bed Preparation Paradigm 2021 as a process for assessing patients with complex wounds using a blended virtual and home-based assessment. Patient navigation with this blended model benefited patients and improved healthcare system utilization with projected cost savings. (Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care)
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Building a Business Case for Hiring Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses
CONCLUSIONS
Wound ostomy continence nurses bring value to clinical outcomes that impact patient experience, direct and indirect expenses, rankings, reputation, liability, and pay for performance. (Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care)
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Capturing Essentials in Wound Photography Past, Present, and Future: A Proposed Algorithm for Standardization
This article elaborates a standardized methodology for wound photography and aims to aid clinicians in capturing high-fidelity images.
Recent Advances
Technological advancements, notably digital cameras and smart phones, have exponentially improved both the rate and quality of wound photography, but their potential has yet to be fully realized.
Critical Issues
Despite the indispensable nature of wound photography, literature detailing the photography process remains sparse. The absence of a standardized methodology for wound photography leads to subpar documentation, which ultimately hinders patient care. Fur...
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT EXTRA Source Type: research
Misperceptions About Status Indicators and Modifiers
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Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: DEPARTMENTS: PAYMENT STRATEGIES Source Type: research
The Past, Present, and Future of Podiatry
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Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: DEPARTMENTS: PRACTICE REFLECTIONS Source Type: research
Who Should Assess and Stage Pressure Injuries in Hospitalized Patients?
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Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: DEPARTMENTS: PRACTICE REFLECTIONS Source Type: research
Skin and Wound Care: Challenges and Opportunities
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Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - August 23, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: DEPARTMENTS: GUEST EDITORIAL Source Type: research
The 2021 Update on Pressure Injuries: A Review of the Literature
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Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 27, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: NCPD Test Source Type: research
Factors Associated with Nurses’ Perceived Competence in Pressure Injury Care in a Tertiary Hospital in Yunnan, China
Conclusions
Pressure injury-related knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy are independently associated with nurses’ perception of their competency in PI care. (Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care)
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 27, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Source Type: research
Could X-ray Predict Long-term Complications in Patients with Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis?
CONCLUSIONS:
The presence of radiologic changes is related to the development of complications in patients who suffer from diabetic foot osteomyelitis. (Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care)
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 27, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Source Type: research
Factors Associated with the Occurrence and Healing of Umbilical Pilonidal Sinus: A Rare Clinical Entity
Conclusions
Because of its rare nature, umbilical PSD can be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. Key aspects of treatment include smoking cessation and a conservative approach. (Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care)
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 27, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Source Type: research
Reapproximating a Skin Tear Flap
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Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 27, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: DEPARTMENTS: PRACTICE POINTS Source Type: research
Onset of Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Patients on Biologic Therapies: A Systematic Review
CONCLUSIONS
Further investigations are warranted to determine whether PG onset is associated with underlying comorbidities, the use of biologic agents, or a synergistic effect. Nevertheless, PG may develop in patients on rituximab or TNF-α inhibitors, suggesting the need to monitor and treat such adverse effects. (Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care)
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 27, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: LITERATURE REVIEWS Source Type: research
Evidence-based Potential Therapeutic Applications of Cannabinoids in Wound Management
BACKGROUND
Although wound management is a major component of all domains of healthcare, conventional therapeutics have numerous limitations. The endocannabinoid system of the skin, one of the major endogenous systems, has recently been connected to wound healing. Cannabinoids and their interactions with the endogenous chemical signaling system may be a promising therapeutic option because they address some of the fundamental pathways for physiologic derangement that underpin chronic integumentary wounds.
RECENT ADVANCES
The therapeutic applications of cannabinoids are increasing because of their legalization and...
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 27, 2022 Category: Dermatology Tags: LITERATURE REVIEWS Source Type: research
