74 percent of our patients have reported benefitting from a new wound dressing project that now sees our nurses providing the dressings for wounds, rather than patients receiving them as prescriptions.
To the unfamiliar, it might not be obvious what the benefits of such an initiative might be, but according to Luxmi Mohamud, Clinical Service Lead Tissue Viability at our Trust, there’s now better wound outcomes for patients, and fewer wasted patient visits due to staff not having the appropriate dressings.
To evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and acceptability of a new multicomponent compression system in one bandage for the local treatment of patients with venous leg ulcers (VLUs). To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The article offers information on the symposium "A New Perspective on Wound Cleansing, Debridement and Healing" held on March 2016. Topics of the symposium include the importance of hydration in promoting wound healing and the use of non conventional approach in wound treatment highlighting the hydrotherapy wound treatment that use HydroClean plus, HydroTac, and Hydro-Responsive Wound Dressing. Also discussed is a debate related to the new approach of wound dressing from experts in the field. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
This article investigates whether the use of a simple baseline measurement predicts venous leg ulcer healing at 12 and 24 weeks. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This systematic review evaluated the accuracy of IRT to determine burn wound healing potential. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This literature review confirms that acute and chronic wound infections are significantly differentiated by their cause (microbial phenotype), the subsequent host immune response and by the resulting clinical manifestations. Consequently, recognition of the type of wound infection followed by appropriate and timely therapy is required to improve wound healing outcomes while encouraging more judicious and responsible use of antibiotics. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Obese women are more likely to develop a surgical site infection (SSI) following caesarean section (CS) than non-obese women. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is increasingly being used to reduce SSI with limited evidence for its effectiveness. Open Access Article
Open access. Pressure injuries are problematic to health systems throughout the world, significantly harming over 7 million patients and adding extraordinary costs. The USA, for instance, experiences more than 2.5 million pressure injury cases per year which cause over 60 000 deaths—that is more than car accident fatalities in the USA—and cost the health system at least $9–$11 billion.1 The UK is no less affected by 700 000 cases per year that result in 27 000 deaths and cost the National Health Service (NHS) an estimated £1.4–£2.1 billion.2
Acute and hard-to-heal wounds are a significant burden to both a patient's quality of life and resources in healthcare systems. Here, we evaluate the outcomes of a non-comparative case series study in which Ringer's solution-preactivated polyacrylate dressings were used to treat acute and hard-to-heal wounds. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This blog for nurses looks at Cochrane evidence on antibiotics and antiseptics for wounds and finds that there is a lack of reliable evidence to inform practice.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs (as a result of misuse, such as over-prescribing) when certain pathogens fail to respond to treatment with antimicrobials. Consequently, patients can become severely ill and possibly die. A strategy referred to as antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) has been introduced which reduces the impact of this antimicrobial misuse. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of antiseptic solutions to that of non-antiseptic solutions in reducing wound infection rate, reducing bacterial load and improving wound healing. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
To explore the concordance between the presence of classic signs of infection and the positive diagnosis identified by the microbiological culture of fluid collected by percutaneous aspiration. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
This review shows that AI application in wound care offers benefits in the assessment/diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of acute and hard-to-heal wounds. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The aim of this systematic review was to critically appraise and synthesise the existing research literature pertaining to nurses' attitudes toward pressure ulcer (PU) prevention. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Maintaining skin integrity in elderly patients is one of the core elements in all fields of nursing. It is important that nurses are able to identify and eliminate as far as possible the risk factors for poor skin health ... This article will highlight these issues and provide some measures practice nurses can implement and prescribe to help prevent and manage these skin problems. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Management of patients with VLUs can be cyclical and lifelong, which highlights the importance of helping patients to understand the rationale for management strategies so that cooperation in self-care is achieved. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP (legacy account) - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.