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Wound Care Resource Centre

Wound Care Resource Centre				Compression therapy Practitioner knowledge about application or the underlying principles of compression therapy, such as how the therapy aids healing and how therapeutic levels of pressure can be achieved, are vital in terms of helping patients to persevere with this treatment. Only with knowledge and insight can workable, practical solutions be achieved. Leg ulcers There are many potential causes of leg ulcers, of which chronic venous hypertension and peripheral arterial occlusive disease, or a combination of the two, are the most common. Many patients have leg ulcers with multiple causative diseases or factors that can delay healing and nurses should undertake a differential diagnosis. The use of a structured leg ulcer assessment tool that incorporates particular elements ensures best practice, and the likelihood of treatment being clinically and cost-effective. Useful links Tissue Viability Society European Wound Management Association Healthcare professionals Waikato Honey Research Unit Clinical Knowledge Summaries: Compression Bandaging Communicate with patients NHS Choices: Leg Ulcers Patient UK: Leg Ulcers Sign up to receive the very latest on wound care Name: Email address:
The Nursing in Practice Wound Care Resource Centre brings together the latest developments in wound care to help you deal appropriately with wounds, reduce infection and choose the best methods of promoting healing. Advances in technology, increased knowledge of the public regarding health and the ever-present focus on the cost-effectiveness of treatments have highlighted the need to re-evaluate the traditional delivery of wound care by practice nurses in GP surgeries and in the community.
Latest wound care news Manuka honey 'fights MRSA' Thursday 14 April 2011 A drug-resistant bacteria may be tackled with the help of a type of honey used to treat wounds for hundreds of years, a study has found Laughter the best medicine for leg ulcers Tuesday 8 March 2011 Forget technology - the best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care and the occasional belly laugh Call for better diabetic foot management Monday 28 February 2011 Consensus aims to help people with diabetes who are presently at low-risk of foot complications to undertake a basic foot care regimen Silver dressing spend questioned Thursday 15 April 2010 The use of silver wound dressings is costing the NHS millions of pounds every year, experts have claimed		Latest wound care clinical articles A guide to... Doppler ultrasound assessment Tuesday 13 December 2011 Doppler ultrasound assessment is a vital and indispensible element of the process of assessing patients with leg ulceration before planning care. Preventing knife crime in our communities: the nurse's role Tuesday 13 December 2011 The effects of knife crime are far reaching and have a direct and indirect relevance to healthcare provision at primary and secondary care level. What role is there for primary care nurses in in delivering support? Promoting healing of scar tissue Thursday 6 October 2011 Scar tissue is a normal response to wounding. However, in some cases, it can become abnormal and unsightly. A variety of methods for reducing potential for abnormal scar tissue can be recommended by the primary care nurse Wound care in patients with a history of intravenous drug use Tuesday 19 July 2011 Management of leg ulcers is often challenging, but in patients who have a history of intravenous drug use, it can be even more problematic due to the multifactorial nature of the disease and the patient’s lifestyle
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