March Volume 6 Issue 1

Click on article titles to see an abstract. Club Wounds UK Members will then be able to access the full article online.

Editorials
Tissue viability services must start to prove their value
Wound care education: good, bad or otherwise
High Impact Actions (HIAs) and tissue viability

Research/Audit
Biophysical properties of a Hydrofiber® cover dressing
Assessing Mepilex® Border in post-operative wound care
Non-comparative in-market evaluation of ALLEVYN Gentle

Practice Development
Reducing MRSA bacteraemias associated with wounds
Applied Wound Management as an audit tool to inform practice
An evaluation of Versiva® XC® gelling foam dressing and its effect on wound-related quality of life
Using faecal collectors to reduce wound contamination
Development of a new wound assessment form
The role of audit in demonstrating quality in tissue viability services
Tools to compare the cost of NPWT with advanced wound care: an aid to clinical decision-making
Managing the pain of burn wounds

Review
Can the use of dressing materials actually prevent pressure ulcers: presenting the evidence

Product reviews
Cutimed® Siltec foam and Cutimed® Sorbact® gel dressing: a clinical audit

Case report
Debridement and wound healing using larval therapy
Management of wounds with antibacterial medical honey (Leptospernum sp) and topical negative pressure (TNP)
The use of a new non-adherent silver hydroalginate dressing in the treatment of a patient with a complex leg ulcer

Debate
The Quality Agenda: what does it mean for tissue viability?

Service development
NHS 'quality' initiatives: acronyms and terminology

Comment
The argument for palliative wound care
Skin changes at life's end (SCALE): a consensus document

Understanding research

Viewpoints

Leg Club

Meeting reports