Case Study Abstracts

Efficacious Modality In the TREATMENT of STAGE IV PRESSURE Ulcers
Amparo Cano, MSN, CWOCN, Broward General Medical Center, Clinical Specialist, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Implementing a Bedside Pressure Mapping System to Enhance a Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Healing Program
Amy Abell, LPN, White Oak of Rock Hill, Wound Nurse, Rock Hill, SC and Cathy Clinton, RN, White Oak of Rock Hill, DON, Rock Hill, SC
Seal the Deal: Managing Full Thickness Wounds Around a Stoma
Angela Richardson, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Duke University Hospital, Wound, Ostomy Nurse Clinician, Durham, NC and Michelle Rice, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Duke University Hospital, Wound, Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist, Durham, NC
Because Not All Stomas are Round and Not All Abdominal Shapes are Ideal
Annabella Barbosa-Prince, RN, MSN, CWCN, ET, University Hospital, WOC Nurse, San Antonio, TX
Dehisced stomal surgery with contracted wound healing leads to plastic surgery reconstruction of an ileostomy
Annette Gwilliam, RN, BSN, CWS, ACHRN, Intermountain Healthcare- Utah Valley Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Lead Hyperbaric Registered Nurse, Provo, UT and Rebecca Mackintosh, RN, BSN, CWCN, Intermountain Healthcare- Utah Valley Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Wound Care Registered Nurse, Provo, UT
The Effectiveness of Active Leptospermum Honey and a Novel Super-Absorbent Hydrogel Colloidal Sheet in Managing Challenging Lower Extremity Wounds; A Case Study Series
Argelia Welber, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CMSRN1, Carmel A. Celestin, M.D., F.S.V.M.2, Mehrdad M. Farid, M.D., R.V.T.2 and Bernardo B. Fernandez, M.D., F.A.C.P.3, (1)Cleveland Clinic Florida, Wound Care Nurse Clinician, Department of Vascular Medicine, Weston, FL, (2)Cleveland Clinic Florida, Physician, Weston, FL, (3)Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department Chair, C.E.O. Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
A Sweet Solution to a Bitter Life Problem: The Use of Active Leptospermum Honey Wound and Burn Dressing in a Lower Extremity Chronic Lymphedema Patient: A Case Study
Argelia Welber, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CMSRN1, Mehrdad M. Farid, M.D., R.V.T.2, Carmel A. Celestin, M.D., F.S.V.M.2 and Bernardo B. Fernandez, M.D., F.A.C.P.3, (1)Cleveland Clinic Florida, Wound Care Nurse Clinician, Department of Vascular Medicine, Weston, FL, (2)Cleveland Clinic Florida, Physician, Weston, FL, (3)Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department Chair, C.E.O., Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
Management of Interdigital Maceration of Toe Web Spaces Using an Antimicrobial Absorptive Dressing
Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC-ANP/CNS, CWOCN and Darlene Saucier, APRN, MSN, BC-FNP, CWCN, Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC, Advanced Practice Nurse, Bristol, CT
Use of an Ionic Topical Silver Solution with Menthol as a Wound Cleansing Agent in Venous Ulcerations
Darlene Saucier, APRN, MSN, BC-FNP, CWCN and Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC-ANP/CNS, CWOCN, Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC, Advanced Practice Nurse, Bristol, CT
Strategies for the Prevention of C-section Incision Site Infections in High Risk Patients
Dave Brett, BS, BS, MS, Smith & Nephew, Science & Technology Manager, St. Petersburg, FL
AN Evaluation of HEALTHCARE Products On CHILDREN 0 to 36 MONTHS of AGE with NORMAL Skin
Dave Brett, BS, BS, MS, Smith & Nephew, Science & Technology Manager, St. Petersburg, FL
A Prospective, OPEN Evaluation of A NEW Silver Dressing* In the MANAGEMENT of PARTIAL Thickness and DEEP PARTIAL Thickness Burns
DaveScience & Technology Manager Smith & Nephew Brett, BS, BS, MS, Smith & Nephew, Science & Technology Manager, St. Petersburg, FL
Assessing the Sting Potential of Film Forming Barriers
Dave Science & Technology Manager Smith & Nephew Brett, BS, BS, MS, Smith & Nephew, Science & Technology Manager, St. Petersburg, FL
Managing Superficial Thermal Cold Injury (Frostbite) in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting using Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose Dressing with Ionic Silver* (Na-CMC-Ag) as the Primary Dressing
Debbie Pomeroy, BSN, RN, COCN, CWCN, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, COCN, CWCN, Fairbanks, AK and B.J. Bennedsen, BSA, RN, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, RN, Fairbanks, AK
The Use of Pulsed Radiofrequency Energy Therapy to Reduce Pain and Edema with Necrotising Fasciitis
Deborah Mauffray, RN, WOCN, Biloxi MS Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wound Care Specialist, Biloxi, MS
Fournier's Gangrene: Complication of a Hospitalized Patient
DeSales Foster, MSN, CWOCN, CRNP, GNP-BC, Riddle Hospital, Wound Specialist, Media, PA
Alternative Therapy for Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Diane M. Paskey, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, Christine Ardell, BSN, RN, CWOCN2, Suzi Follett, BSN, RN, CWOCN2 and Natasha Miller, RN, BSN, CCRN, CWOCN2, (1)Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Wound, ostomy, continence nurse, Hershey, PA, (2)Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, CWOCN, Hershey, PA
When Tendon is Involved
Diane Palec, MSN, CNS, CWCN, Cleveland Clinic Department of Vascular Surgery, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Garfield Ht, OH
Complex Diabetic Ulcers with Arterial Compromise Healed With Pulsed Radiofrequency Energy Therapy
Dixie Carpenter, GNP, CWN, Fayetteville NC Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wound Specialist- Lower Extremity Clinic, Fayetteville, NC
Wound care made easy across the continuum: from aute care to long term acute care and beyond
Donna Trigilia, MSN, BC, APRN, CWCN, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, Wound Care Program Coordinator, Wallingford, CT
Enhancing comprehensive pressure ulcer prevention and healing program through the use of bedside pressure mapping
Louanna Buell, RN, Villa Maria Care Center, ADON, Wound Nurse, Tucson, AZ and Dorothy Dean, RN, Villa Maria Care Center, DON, Tucson, AZ
Comparing Efficacy of Leptospermum Honey
Fatima Ishii, RN, BSN, WOCN, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California, Registered Nurse, Los Angeles, CA and Cecilia Gray, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, CWON, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wound/Ostomy, Los Angeles, CA
Resolution of Recalcitrant Wounds with Maltodextran Powder
Glenda Brunette, BSN, RN, CWON, Roper Saint Francis Home Health Care, RN, CWON, Charleston, SC
Quality of Life Improvement in a Terminal Home Care Enterocutaneous FIstula Patient
Glenda Brunette, BSN, RN, CWON, Roper Saint Francis Home Health Care, RN, CWON, Charleston, SC
Clinical Performance Evaluation and Treatment Cost Comparison of a New Higher Valence State Silver Oxysalts Dressing
Glenda Motta, BSN, MPH, ET1, Diane Merkle, APRN, MSN, CWOCN, PhD(c)2, Darlene Saucier, APRN, MSN, BC-FNP, CWCN3 and Catherine T. Milne, APRN, MSN, BC-ANP/CNS, CWOCN3, (1)GM Associates Inc., President, Loveland, CO, (2)Bridgeport Hospital Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center, Advanced Practice Nurse, Bridgeport, CT, (3)Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC, Advanced Practice Nurse, Bristol, CT
Reducing Perioperative Pressure Ulcers in Thoracic, Cardiovascular, and Spinal Surgery patients: Achieving ZERO Incidence is Possible!
Irene D. Castelino, RN, CNOR, University of Virginia Medical Center, Quality and Performance Improvement Coordinator Surgical Services, Charlottesville, VA, David M. Mercer, ACNP-BC, CWOCN, Univerisity of Virginia Medical Center, APN 2, Charlottesville, VA and James F. Calland, MD, FACS, University of Virginia Medical Center, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Acute Care; Medical Director Surgical Services Quality and Performance Improvement, Charlottesville, VA
Typical or Atypical Leg Ulcers
Jane Carmel, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Independent Consultant, Private CWOCN Consultant, Pittsfield, MA
Venous Ulcers and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Janice Hughes, RN, WCC, CWON, Heritage Home Health Care, RN, CWON, Case Manager, Murray, UT and Tracy Leavitt, RN, CWON, Kci, KCI Clinical Account Manager, Salt Lake CIty, UT
Successful Healing of Digit Wounds with One Dressing
Janis Harrison, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN, Harrison WOC Services, President, Thurston, NE
Management of IAD (incontinence associated dermatitis) in the Neonatal Population
Jeanean Bauer, RN, BSN, CWOCN, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Nurse, Appleton, WI
Utilization of a novel active Leptospermum honey gel dressing for debridement and healing of Venous Leg Ulcers
Jennifer A. Gardner, PT, DPT, MHA, CWS and Tara Murphy, RN, BSN, Underwood-Memorial Hospital, Manager, Wound Care Services, Woodbury, NJ
Management of a Complex Open Chest Wound with NPWT
Joan Van Heck, BSN, RN, CWOCN and Meghan C. Smith, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Detroit, MI
Evaluating an Antimicrobial Hydrophobic Mesh in Application with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Joshua Smith, Pioneer Technology in Collaboration with National Wound Care, VP Product Development, Franklin, TN
A Cost and Value Analysis of Products in an Outpatient Wound Clinic After the Addition of Active Leptospermum Honey Products
Judy Gudeman, RN, BSN, CWCN, WOCN, Porter Hospital, Inpatient Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Valparaiso, IN
What's Old is New Again When Specialty Pouches Are Not An Option
Karen A. Yohn-Williams, RN, CWON, MLHS-Lankenau Medical Center, Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse, Wynnewood, PA
Healing Full Thickness Wound Using A Combination of two speciality dressings
Kathleen M. Berry, MSN, FNP-bc, CWON, Proherant/Medco, Senior Clinical Educator, Buckeye, AZ
NPWT To A Complex Perirectal Wound: A Unique Management Approach
Kerri Giannino, RN, BSN, WOCN1, Maureen W. McCarthy, RN, BSN, CWON2 and Laura Berry, RN, BSN, CWOCN2, (1)Massachusetts General Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, Boston, MA, (2)Massachusetts General Hospital, Wound Ostomy Nurse, Boston, MA
Case Study of Difficult Entercutaneous Fistula
Kimberly Butana, RN, BSN, CWON and Cecilia Krusling, MS, BSN, CWOCN, ACNS-BC, Miami Valley Hospital, WOCN, Dayton, OH
Comparison of a biological approach and negative pressure wound therapy to posterior spinous fusion internal wound dehiscence
Laura Anstaett, BSN, RN, MHA, MBA, Landmark Hospital, Wound Care Nurse, Columbia, MO and Joseph Fugaro, MD, Landmark Hospital, Physician, Columbia, MO
Honey and Wound Surface Elastic Compression Improves Healing of Refractory Venous Leg Ulcers: enhanced control of pain and bioburden control are advantages
Laura Wisnieski, RN, CWC, Omaha Mercy Wound Clinic, Manager, Omaha Mercy Wound Clinic, Omaha, NE, Martin J. Winkler Sr., MD, FACS, Martin J Winkler, MD, FACS, Vascular Surgeon, Omaha, NE and Sara Monica Winkler, Department of Bio Engineering Stanford University, Student, Stanford, CA
The Significance of DNA-Targeted Wound Management for 21 Year Old Recalcitrant Wounds
Jennifer K. Agosti, RN, CWCA, FACCWS, CFCN, DAPWCA1, Laurie M. Christner, RN, MSN, CRNP2, Alice B. Levy, RN, BS, CWOCN, RAC-CT3, Randy A. Agosti, MPT4, Linda R. Adams, RN, BA5, Lisa Olewnick, 1LT, RN, BSN6 and Ashley Erich, LPN6, (1)Nurse Sharks, Inc. ; Nursing Consulting Services, President, Weedville, PA, (2)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Consultant, Nurse Sharks, Inc., Belle Vernon, PA, (3)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Consultant, Harrisburg, PA, (4)Nurse Sharks, Inc., PT Consultant, Weedville, PA, (5)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Marketing Director, Weedville, PA, (6)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Consultant, Weedville, PA
Novel Treatment Effective to Attain Closure of Chronic Wounds: Saving Time, Costs, and Improving Patient Outcomes
Jennifer K. Agosti, RN, CWCA, FACCWS, CFCN, DAPWCA1, Laurie M. Christner, RN, MSN, CRNP2, Alice B. Levy, RN, BS, CWOCN, RAC-CT3, Randy A. Agosti, MPT4, Linda R. Adams, RN, BA5, Lisa Olewnick, 1LT, RN, BSN6 and AShley Erich, LPN6, (1)Nurse Sharks, Inc. ; Nursing Consulting Services, President, Weedville, PA, (2)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Consultant, Nurse Sharks, Inc., Belle Vernon, PA, (3)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Consultant, Harrisburg, PA, (4)Nurse Sharks, Inc., PT Consultant, Weedville, PA, (5)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Marketing Director, Weedville, PA, (6)Nurse Sharks, Inc., Consultant, Weedville, PA
Superficial and deep second degree burns treated with a highly absorbent foam impregnated with Methylene Blue and Gentian Violet
Lidia Garner, MS, RN, WOCN, Hollister Wound Care, Clinical Resource Manager, Libertyville, IL
The Use of Lactated Ringer's Solution as an Adjunct to Enzymatic Debridement for Optimizing Wound pH
Linda Droste, RN, MSN, CWOCN, CBIS, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Wound - Ostomy - Continence Nurse for the Spinal Cord Injury and Polytrauma Units, Richmond, VA, Jonathan Brantley, D.P.M., FABPOPPM, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Chief, Podiatry Section, Richmond, VA and Norris Morrison, D.P.M., Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Podiatry Resident PGY2, Richmond, VA
Wound Care Challenges and Opportunities with Elderly Patients
Loren C. Hayes, DNP, MS, ARNP, GNP-BC, GCNS-BC, CWCN-AP, CWS, Wound Technology Network, Vice President, Clinical Operations, Hollywood, FL
Prevention of Wound Infection in a Child with a Mechanical Circulatory Support Device awaiting a Heart Transplant
Margaret Birdsong, MSN, CPNP, CWOCN1, Kim Mciltrot, DNP, CPNP, CWOCN2, Patricia Kane, MSN, CPNP2 and Judy Ascenzi, MSN, RN3, (1)Johns Hopkins Hospital, WOCN, Pediatric Surgery, Baltimore, MD, (2)Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Baltimore, MD, (3)Johns Hopkins Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Baltimore, MD
Limiting Elastic Compression to One-Fifth of the Skin Surface Area Improves Clearance of Edema: Longitudinal fuzzy wale compression speeds healing of chronic leg ulcers
Martin J. Winkler Sr., MD, FACS, Martin J WInkler MD FACS, Vascular Surgeon, Omaha, NE, Sara Monica Winkler, Engineering, Student, Department of Bio Engineering Stanford University, Research Assistant, Stanford, CA and Laura Wisnieski, RN, CWS Wisnieski, RN, CWC, Omaha Mercy Wound Clininc, Manager, Omaha Mercy Wound Clininc, Omaha, NE
Limb Salvage Challenge: Use of Low Frequency Ultrasound Delivered Through Saline Mist for a Nonhealing Wound Complicated by PAD
Mary M. Dalton, RN, MPA, CWOCN, Sentara Obici Wound Care Center, WOCN, Suffolk, VA and Anita L. Jackson, RN, MSN, CNS, CWOCN, Sentara Obici Wound Care Center, Outpatient WOCN, Suffolk, VA
Novel use of Leptospermum honey for pin site care
Michael S. Kerzner, DPM, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Durham, NC
Case Study Exploration of Stoma Characteristics and Management
Michelle Rice, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Duke University Hospital, Wound and Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist, Durham, NC
Abdominal Fistula Management: Three Different Aproaches
Molly O. Pierce, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institue, ET Coordinator, Columbus, OH
Case Study of "Once in a Lifetime" Patients- Pygopagus Conjoined Twins
Nancy S. Burke, BSN, RN, CWOCN, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Memphis, TN
Positive Outcomes Caring for Peristomal Skin Complications
Nicole Pettavino, RN, BSN, CWON, Alexian Brothers Wound Healing Center, Alexian Rehabilitation Hospital, Case Manager, Wound/Ostomy Consultant, Elk Grove Village, IL
The Use of Active Leptospermum Honey in Common Pediatric Wound Etiologies
Roxana Reyna, RNC, WCC, Driscoll Chidrens Hospital, Wound Care Nurse, Corpus Christi, TX
Use of a Highly Absorbent Dressing for Multiple Wound Types
Shawna Philbin, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Palm Bay Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Palm Bay, FL
A Novel Approach to the Effective Management of a Non-healing Peristomal Wound
Shirley Stille, RN, BAN, CWOCN, CFCN, Riverwood Healthcare, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Aitkin, MN
The Braden Scale: An Easy Approach to the Assessment of the Bariatric Patient
Susan S. Morello, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CBN, Sizewise, Clinical Coordinator, Omaha, NE
Use of Best Practice and Clinician Expertise to Successfully Manage Wounds Containing Fistulas - The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Experience
Terri Reed, RN, BSN, CWON, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, St. Louis, MO and Diana Economon, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, St,. Louis, MO
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