Current Issue
Volume 20, Number 1
March 2012
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RECENT ARTICLES
Perspective: Globalisation of repair: 12 points of policy
Caution: when combining topical wound treatments, more is not always better
Skin tears: should the emphasis be only their management?
Atrophie blanche
Citric acid treatment of surgical site infections: a prospective open study
Pressure ulcers in home care settings:is it overlooked?
An audit of radiation-induced mucositis in a tropical cancer centre: the importance of adhering to a mouth care regimen
A review of the literature to determine the recommended nursing interventions aimed at decreasing the risk of pressure ulcer development in patients with spinal cord injury
Leg Clubs® – Beyond the ulcers Case studies based on participatory action research
Lower leg haematomas: Potential for complications in older people
Case study The journey towards healing: recalcitrant skin tear injuries
Inflammation, wound size and wound healing: A case study
Paediatric burns: A brief global review
Telemedicine for wound care: Current practice and future potential
Does the use of store-and-forward telehealth systems improve outcomes for clinicians managing diabetic foot ulcers? A pilot study
The development of an electronic wound management system for Western Australia
WoundsWest Advisory Service pilot: An innovative delivery of wound management
From the laboratory to the leg: Patients’ and nurses’ perceptions of product application using three different dressing formats
Pain and stress as contributors to delayed wound healing
Client perceptions of two types of antimicrobial dressings and compression bandaging
Managing venous leg ulcers in the community: personal financial cost to sufferers
Working in partnership: holistic care for a diabetic patient with a heel wound
Honey: the bees' knees for diabetic foot ulcers?
Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Preventionand Management of Venous Leg Ulcers
Diagnosis and management of venous leg ulcers: a nurse's role?
The Leg Ulcer Prevention Program: effectiveness of a multimedia client education package for people with venous leg ulcers
The Leg Ulcer Prevention Program: nurse perspectives on a multimedia client education package for people with venous leg ulcers
Sub-bandage pressure difference of tubular form and short-stretch compression bandages: in-vivo randomised controlled trial
First aid treatment of burn injuries
Evaluation of NovoSorb™ novel biodegradable polymer for the generation of a dermal matrix Part 1: In-vitro Studies
Evaluation of NovoSorb™ novel biodegradable polymer for the generation of a dermal matrix Part 2: In-vivo Studies
Burn wound management: a surgical perspective
A review on porcine burn and scar models and their relevance to humans
Leg ulcers: atypical presentations and associated comorbidities
From ‘minor ulcer’ to complex wound: management of a patient with a neuro-ischaemic foot ulcer complicated by verrucous hyperplasia
A pilot study evaluating topical negative pressure using V1STA® technology
Is it time for a new descriptor 'pressure injury': a bibliometric analysis
Assessment of wound healing: validity, reliability and sensitivity of available instruments
WoundsWest education: taking the evidence on wounds to the clinician
WoundsWest: Delivering comprehensive strategies to improve wound management in Western Australian Health Services
Pressure injury prevalence in a private health service: risks and recommendations
Wound Practice and Research is the official journal of the Australian Wound Management Association Inc. The focus of the journal is primarily in discussing and portraying issues on wound management within Australia and surrounding countries. It is distributed to a readership of over 5000 throughout Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.
Within each issue there are usually four to five papers that relate to such topics as:
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