Case Study Abstracts

Knowledge and Awareness of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Can Save Lives - A Family's Experience
Karen Simmons, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Wound Ostomy Department, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, TX and Maria Blazo, M.D., Clinical Genetics, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, TX
You have a choice...Case Reports: Negative pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and A Reticulated Open Cell Foam Dressing Improves Care
Cathy Wittenauer, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Wound/Ostomy, Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO and Karaleigh Crouse, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Wound/Ostomy, Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Healing of complex wounds with tendon, bone or hardware exposure with application of a cryopreserved placental membrane
Judy VanWyhe, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, Michael Garrett, ARNP, MSN, CHWS2 and Susan Willer, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, (1)Mercy Medical Center, WOC Nurse, Sioux City, IA, (2)Wound Center, Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, IA
The Use of a Low Profile Gastrostomy Device to Enhance Malone Antegrade Continence Enema (MACE) Irrigation
Tim Luttrell, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN and Lisa Kirk, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, IN
A cost effective alternative to collagenase for debridement in home care
Christine Reynolds, LPN1, Stacey Craig, RN1 and Barbara Dale, RN CWOCN CHHN COS-C2, (1)Nursing, Quality Home Health, Knoxville, TN, (2)Corporate, Quality Home Health, LIvingston, TN
Radiation Necrosis: Complex Wound Closure Utilizing a Team Approach
Kelly Chapman, MS, RN, CWOCN1, Katherine Lincoln, DO, FAAFP2, Christine Nolan, MS, RN1, Erin Dietz, BSN, RN2, Laurie Morris, RN, CWCA2 and Carrie Pearson, RN2, (1)DNER, Guthrie, Sayre, PA, (2)Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Guthrie, Sayre, PA
Innovative Management of Lymphedema, Edema and Wound Management in Home Health
Elaine Case, RN, CDON/LTC, Nursing, Encompass Home Health, Columbus, NC
Patient Centered Goals, Collaboration, and Persistence Lead to Positive Outcomes in Fistula Patient
Crystelle Johnson, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Wound Department, HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Please Don't Disturb Me, I'm Healing
Lisa Leighton, MSN, RN, CWCN, CCRN, CMSRN, NE-BC and Claudia Dragan, BSN, RN, CWCN, Nursing Administration, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI
How can Photographic/Thermographic Imaging be used as an adjunctive measure with Skin Prevention Care Bundles in ICU to help decrease FAPI’s (Facility Acquired Pressure Injuries)
Suzanne Koerner, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Mount Carmel West, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH and Diane Adams, BSN, RN, CWCN, Mount Carmel West, Columbus, OH
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIMES APPROACH USING MICELLE TECHNOLOGY
Teresa Colacitti, BSN RN CWOCN, Nursing, Norwell Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, Norwell, MA and Kathy Myatt, BSN RN CWCN, Nursing, Norwell Visiting Nurse and Hospice, Norwell, MA
Facilitating Wound Closure Using Wound Reapproximation Techniques with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Claudia Engle, RN, CWOCN1, Adora Lucius, RN, CWON2, Kristin Kania, RN CWOCN3, Michele Houghton, BSN, RN CWON3, Lesile Dillard, RN CWOCN3, Carol Hall, BSN, RN, CWOCN4, Joane Grissett, RN CWON3, Elizabeth Gahwiler, RN CWOCN3, Maile Roman, RN CWOCN3, Stephanie Georgoudiou, AGACNP CWCN1 and Jean de Leon, MD, FAPWCA5, (1)UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (2)UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (3)WOC Nursing, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (4)U.T. Southwestern Hospital at Zale Lipshy, WOCN, Dallas, TX, (5)UT Southwestern Medical Center, Professor Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dallas, TX
A novel approach to preventing pressure injuries during prone positioning for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Patrick Ryan, MSN, RN, NP-C, CNS, CCRN, Medicine, New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, Cynthia Fine, MSN, RN, CRRN, Nursing, New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY and Christine DeForge, MSN, RN, CCRN, MICU, New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Use of a Ceramide Infused Ostomy Skin Barrier in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Stephanie Furtado, RN BScN MClScWH NSWOC, SWO, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
The Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulae Using a Portfolio of Customizable Fistula Isolation Devices
Dona Lyndhia Isaac, RN, MSN/ED, CWON, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Complex Wound Management Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Dwell Time in a Cancer Care Setting
Dona Lyndhia Isaac, RN, MSN/ED, CWON, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY
Use of Mechanically Powered Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Managing Dehisced Wounds
Marcus Speyrer, RN, CWS, The Wound Treatment Center at Opelousas General Health System, Opelousas, LA and Kerry T. Thibodeaux, MD, FACS, The Wound Treatment Center, LLC at Opelousas General Health System, Opelousas, LA
Use of Multiple Modalities of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Can Assist Management of Complex Wounds in Critically Ill Patients
Elizabeth McElroy, CRNP, CWS, CWOCN-AP, Kersten Reider, BSN, RN, CWOCN and Stormy Lemay, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA
Safe and Cost-Effective solution for fecal containment
Harsh Sheth, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, India, Shilpa Ashutosh Rao, Department of General Surgery, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India, Karthik Venkataramani, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India and Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APRN-BC, Consure Medical, Tucson, AZ
CLINICAL CASE SERIES OF THE EFFICACY OF USING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY WITH INSTALLATION AND RETICUALTED OPEN CELL FOAM FOR TRAUMA WOUNDS
Janette Dingess, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Nursing, University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Beachwood, OH and Linda Coulter, BSN, MS, RN, CWOCN, Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing, University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Beachwood, OH
The Biomechanics of Skin Protectants
Daniel Gibson, Ph.D., Institue for Wound Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Biomechanical Performance of Multilayer Sacral Dressings
Daniel Gibson, Ph.D., Institue for Wound Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Benefits of a Patient-Centered Remote Therapy Monitoring Program Focusing on Increased Adherence to Wound Therapy
April Lumpkins, BSN RN CWOCN CFCN, Digital Wound Care, Acelity/KCI, San Antonio, TX and Tamara Stanton, BSN RN, Acelity/KCI, San Antonio, TX
Evaluation of wear-time and overall patient satisfaction of a ceramide infused ostomy skin barrier at a Canadian university affiliated teaching hospital
Cheryl Marzoli, NSWOC and Sarah Suresh, NSWOC, SWO DEPARTMENT, HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES-JURAVINSKI SITE, HAMILTON, ON, Canada
An Evaluation of a Ceramide Infused Ostomy Skin Barrier on patients with fecal and urinary stomas in an Acute Care Hospital
Julie Tjan Thomas, RN, BScN, MN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) and Monica Frecea, RN, BScN, MScN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Perils and Pitfalls Paving the Path to Pressure Ulcer Litigation: Case Presentations
Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON, HHC Wound Care Consulting, Skaneateles, NY and Debbie Mitro, BSN, RN, CWON, CLNC, Legal Nurse-USA, Inc, Niagara Falls, NY
Legal Ramifications of Improper Assessment and Diagnosis of Wounds, a WOC Nurse Responsibility
Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON, HHC Wound Care Consulting, Skaneateles, NY and Debbie Mitro, BSN, RN, CWON, CLNC, Legal Nurse-USA, Inc, Niagara Falls, NY
Antimicrobial Fluid Management Dressing Improves Healing in Recalcitrant Wounds.
Becky Greenwood, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Education/Quality Department, Intermountain Homecare & Hospice, South Jordan, UT and Annette Gwilliam, BSN, RN, CWON, ACHRN, Utah Valley Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare, Provo, UT
Help for Hematomas:  Effective Treatment of Complex Wounds in an Outpatient Setting
Elizabeth Wamboldt, RN, BSN, CWCN, Outpatient Wound Care Center, Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, GA
Targeted topical biofilm disruption therapy for complex wounds: A Limited Patient Case Series
Kara Mrnak, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Nursing, Glacial Ridge Health System, Glenwood, MN
Alginate Molding and the Creation of Custom Pouching to Prevent ileostomy Pouch Leaking and Improve Patient Quality of Life. A Case Study.
Linda Arundel, MSN, RN, CWOCN and Bernice Ianacone, BSN, RN, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, VA
Primary Cutaneous Aspergillosis in a Premature Neonate- A Case Study
MaryAnne Lewis, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Nursing Clinical Support Services, Community, Texas Childrens Hospital, The Woodlands, TX and Rebecca Slagle, MN, APRN, NNP-BC, Nursing, Texas Childrens Hospital, The Woodlands, TX
Paris Here we come: Helping an Ostomates Wish
Mary Josephine Famorca, MAN, RN, WCC, COCN1, Candy Boyes, BSN, RN-BC, CWOCN2, Jessica Morris, MSN, RN, CWOCN2, Diana Fechner, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, Charlene Germer, BSN, RN, WCC, CWOCN1 and Susan Hill, BSN, RN, CWOCN3, (1)Wound Ostomy Service Team/Clinical Resource, Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix, AZ, (2)Wound Ostomy Department/Clinical Resource, Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix, AZ, (3)Wound Ostomy service Team/Clinical Resource, Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix, AZ
Reducing the rate and cost of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries by improving access to incontinence care products
Terri Wilson, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Quality, Safety, Value (QSV), VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX
Community WOC Nurse Role in Caring for Complex Pediatric Patients
MaryAnne Lewis, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Nursing Clinical Support Services, Community, Texas Childrens Hospital, The Woodlands, TX and Shannon McCord, MS, RN, CPNP, CNS, Advanced Practice and Nursing Clinical Support Services, Community, Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX
Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System and the Pediatric Patient
Ferne Elsass, MSN, RN, CPN, CWON, The Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Education Boosts Engagement and Reduces Pressure Injuries
Sandra Fasing, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN1, Margaret Hiler, MSN, RN, CWOCN1 and Jeanette Feltmeyer, BSN RN2, (1)Nursing Staff Development, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA, (2)Nursing Staff Devlopment, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA
Reducing Healthcare Utilization and Preventing Peristomal Skin Breakdown within 30 days of Ileostomy Surgery
Bonnie Johnston, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, NP-C, CWOCN, Matthew Mutch, MD and Steven Hunt, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
The new epidemic in wound care: wound care for persons who inject drugs (PWID)
Radoslava Stoddard, CWON, CFCN and G. Roxy Lupien, CNL, CWOCN, CFCN, Nursing administration, SSM SLUH, Saint Louis, MO
Pain meds not required: a wound treatment that decreases pain.
G. Roxy Lupien, CNL, CWOCN, CFCN and Radoslava Stoddard, CWON, CFCN, Nursing administration, SSM SLUH, Saint Louis, MO
Contemporary non-surgical approach for faecal diversion in a case of Fournier's gangrene
Harsh Sheth, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, India, Shilpa Ashutosh Rao, Department of General Surgery, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India and Karthik Venkataramani, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
CLINICAL SERIES ON THE USE OF ACELLULAR FISH SKIN SUBSTITUTES TO SPEED HEALING IN TRAUMA WOUNDS
Janette Dingess, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Nursing, University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Beachwood, OH
Reduction of inflammation markers and edema in complex wounds with Installation Negative pressureWound therapy system
Beverly Coleman, BSN, RN, CRRN, WCC, CWCN, CCCN, Spinal Cord Injury Unit, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, TerrI Wilson, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Spinal Cord Injury, VA North Texas, Dallas, TX and David Williams, BSN, RN, CWCN, s, V, Dallas, TX
Nasal Columella Injuries in Premature Gestational Age Infants
Tracy Ball, APRN, ACCNS, ACNP-BC, WCC, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
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