Journal of wound care
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Journal of wound care · Mar 2003
ReviewA step-by-step guide to classifying and managing pretibial injuries.
Even in cases of relatively minor trauma, pretibial injuries to older patients can cause significant damage as a result of poor blood supply to the skin. This paper offers a classification of pretibial injuries and an algorithm for their management.
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Journal of wound care · Mar 2003
Comparative StudyA comparison of the antimicrobial effects of four silver-containing dressings on three organisms.
To compare the antimicrobial activity of four silver-containing dressings: Acticoat (Smith and Nephew), Actisorb Silver 220 (Johnson and Johnson), Avance (SSL International) and Contreet-H (Coloplast). ⋯ Although caution must always be exercised when extrapolating the results of laboratory-based studies to the clinical situation, potentially important differences were detected in the antimicrobial activity of the four products examined. It is also possible that the silver ions released by the dressings may have effects on wound healing that are unrelated to their antimicrobial activity. Further work is needed to address this issue.
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Why do some wounds fail to heal in the expected time? Part two of this article on inflammation discusses the possible causes, which include recurrence of trauma, bacterial and other contamination and perhaps, above all, the ageing process.
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Journal of wound care · Jan 2002
Case ReportsBurn wound management in patients with epilepsy: adopting a multidisciplinary approach.
Many burns that occur following an epileptic seizure are deep due to prolonged contact with the thermal source. Primary care staff need to be aware of this and ready to refer patients to a burns unit.
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Journal of wound care · Nov 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialIs tap water a safe alternative to normal saline for wound irrigation in the community setting?
This double-blind randomised controlled trial compared the effects of tap water and normal saline on the healing and infection rates of acute and chronic wounds. ⋯ Although the small sample size is a limitation of this study, the researchers conclude that drinkable tap water appears to provide a safe alternative to normal saline for wound cleansing and may be preferred by some patients.