Quick Reference to Wound CareBrown P, Maloy JP, Oddo D. Gaithersburg, MD 20878, Aspen Publishers Inc, 2001, paperback, 271 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-8342-1665-5, $49.The goal of the authors, who are enterostomal therapists, was to provide current wound care information for...

Over 100 booths displaying both new and familiar skin and wound care products lined the exhibit hall at the 19th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care, September 30 to October 3, 2004, in Phoenix, AZ. Several products made their debut at the annual ...

Getting our patient back on her feet Once we learned that our patient's biopsy was negative for osteomyelitis, we began treating her with IV vancomycin for her resistant wound infection. We debrided the pressure ulcer for necrotic tissue. ...

You routinely administer combination drugs.. but do you know what's in them? To find out, match each combination of ingredients in Section II with its correct name in Section I. ...

The enzymatic agents used for chemical debridement are capable of producing chemical disruptions in the structure of proteins. Typically used products include the following: ...

Premier Inc., San Diego, and Allegiance Healthcare Corp., McGaw Park, Ill., have reached an agreement in principle to name Allegiance a "preferred corporate partner." ...

Cook[R] Vascular Inc. (CVI), Bloomington, Ind., announced it settled its litigation with Spectranetics Corp., Colo. Spgs., Colo. The lawsuit, filed by CVI in October 1999, accused Spectranetics of patent infringement, breach of contract and misappropriation of Cook tr...

A jury - and not a judge - in a federal district trial has decided what portion of a lawsuit settlement paid by an insured was for claims that were covered under the insurer's umbrella policy and what portion, if any, was for non-covered claims. ...