Foam Dressings on Chronic or Acute Wounds

  Reference: Chaby G, Senet P, Vaneau M, et al. Dressings for acute and chronic wounds: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol. 2007;143(10):1297–1304.

Address correspondence to:
Mary Jo Geyer, PT, PhD, FCCWS, CLT-LANA, C.Ped
Limbtegrity™ LLC
1611 Merriman Court
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: 412-496-7100
E-mail: maryjogeyer@mac.com

“See me, Feel me, Touch me, Heal me.”

     (from Tommy, The Who, 1969)

Address correspondence to:
Erdinc Kamer, MD
Department of Surgery
Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
1834 sk. No: 9/4, 35530
Karsiyaka, Izmir
Turkey
E-mail: erdinc.kamer@gmail.com
Phone: 0090 232 244 4444

Address correspondence to:
George T. Rodeheaver, PhD
Plastic Surgery Research
University of Virginia Health System
Box 801351
Charlottesville, VA 22908-1351
Phone: 434-924-2126
E-mail: grt3s@virginia.edu

Editors: Paul J. Sheffield, PhD and Caroline E. Fife, MD,
     Best Publishing Company; Flagstaff, AZ: 2007

     Dr. Paul Sheffield and Dr. Caroline Fife have produced a monumental work with Wound Care Practice, 2nd edition. The first edition was slightly more than 800 pages, but this edition has been expanded to more than 1200 pages in 2 volumes.

Seymour™ Wound Care Model Educates Patients and Providers

   With Medicare’s new Prospective Payment System (PPS) for pressure ulcers, wound assessment has become critical. Inaccurate assessment can misdirect the plan of care, affect reimbursement, and cause inaccurate reporting of patient outcomes and the appearance of potentially adverse events.