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Wounds UK JournalNovember 2005 Volume 1 Issue 3

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Editorials
Nurses must promote the importance of wound care
Improving care through evidence-based practice
Moving wound care up the political agenda

Practice Development
Management guidelines for lower limb cellulitis
Understanding compression therapy to achieve tolerance
BPS for treating and managing pressure ulcers
How much wound science do you need to know?
Wound bed preparation: TIME in practice

Education
Barriers to the implementation of best practice in wound care

Diagnosis
Pyoderma gangrenosum: a diagnosis not to be missed

Research/Audit
Pain management in leg ulcers using ActiFormCool ™

Product Review
Evidence for atraumatic soft silicone wound dressing use
Evaluating Flexi-Seal ® FMS: a faecal management system

Case studies
Healing of an acute obstetric wound using a topical antimicrobial dressing
A grade 4 pressure ulcer cared for in a nursing home

Debate
Is ‘data on file’ a valid reference?

Comment
Wanted: a theory base for palliative wound care

Meeting reports

Society update

Correspondence
 

Honey Supplement, Sponsored by Mesitran

Articles include:

  • Natural Therapeutic Agents for the Topical Management of Wounds
  • Recent Clinical Usage of Honey in the Treatment of Wounds - A Review
  • The Implications for Honey Dressings in UK Primary Care
  • The Control of Wound Malodour with Honey-based Wound Dressings and Ointments
  • Mesitran Ointment Case Studies
  • Preliminary Findings of Case Study Evaluations of Honey Dressings
  • Mesitran Product Focus
  • A Review of the Physical Performance Characteristics of Honey-based Wound Dressings and Ointments

Silvercell Supplement: Silvercell Hydroalginate: a case study series

Articles include:

  • Pressure Sores
  • Venous Leg Ulcers
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer
  • Acute Wounds
  • Product Review