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Surgical Wounds

Surgeons Cut Whipple Procedure Wound Infections in Half with New Measures

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a carefully-selected surgical care check list of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent. Smoking cessation at least two weeks prior to surgery, gown and glove change prior to skin ...More
October 26, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Wound Infection Prevention is Key to Avoiding Infected Prosthetic Knees

The number of people that undergo an operation to have a prosthetic knee joint is increasing. One reason is that the population is getting older, another is that people are also getting heavier, which is a factor in the development of osteoarthritis. The number of knee ...More
December 6, 2010
Posted in News
Use of Surgically Implanted Antibiotic Sponge Does Not Reduce Rate of Sternal Wound Infections

Contradicting previous study results, insertion of a sponge that contains the antibiotic gentamicin at the time of surgical closure following cardiac surgery did not reduce the rate of sternal wound infections after three months, compared to patients who did not receive the ...More
August 17, 2010
Posted in News
Wound Care: Pressure Ulcer Best Practices

Pressure ulcers, otherwise known as decubitus ulcers, comprise a significant portion of wounds requiring specialized care and presenting additional costs, so prevention is critically important. A pressure ulcer is any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure resulting in damage ...More
March 17, 2010
Posted in Articles
Wound Treatment Wins Commercialization Funds

A new treatment that could one day benefit burns victims, diabetes sufferers and the elderly – by fast tracking the healing of chronic wounds – has taken another step toward commercialization.Research by associate professor Allison Cowin, from the Women's and ...More
January 28, 2010
Posted in News
ConvaTec Donates Medical Supplies to Aid Haiti Relief Efforts

ConvaTec today announced that it has made an initial donation of more than $400,000 in medical supplies to rescue and relief efforts in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake that hit that nation last week.Working through the ConvaTec manufacturing facility in Haina, ...More
January 20, 2010
Posted in News
Researchers Demystify Acinetobacter baumannii

Tao Weitao, a researcher in the College of Sciences' Department of Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio is making great strides in a project that was funded one year ago by the San Antonio Area Foundation. The professor in the South Texas Center for Emerging ...More
August 17, 2009
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, PPE & Standard Precautions
Hill-Rom Introduces New Wound Therapy Surface

BATESVILLE, Ind. – Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. announces its Hill-Rom subsidiary has introduced a revolutionary new hospital bed surface that can enhance care for patients with pressure ulcers. The Hill-Rom(R) E700 Wound Surface (a low air loss therapy surface) also offers ...More
October 11, 2007
Posted in News
Use of Increasingly Popular Treatment for Wound Healing Questioned

The effectiveness and value of an increasingly popular treatment used in the treatment of long-term wounds are questioned in this month’s Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) Topical negative pressure, or VAC therapy as it is sometimes known, involves first placing a foam ...More
July 31, 2007
Posted in News
Hospitals’ Efforts to Reduce Skin Injury in Patients Must Improve

CARY, Ill. -- In a recent opinion poll conducted by Sage Products Inc., 57 percent of the 200 wound ostomy continence nurses who responded said their hospital has a specific protocol in place for prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). Forty-three percent do ...More
July 30, 2007
Posted in News