Standards for Wound Management

The Australian Wound Management Association Inc. believe that all people with, or who are likely to develop a wound, are entitled to receive personalised care and management that is supported by current validated research.

Taking account of factors influencing wound healing

Wound healing is not a mere "local" process but is highly interconnected with the overall condition of the patient. Hence, wound healing is dependent on the action of a host of factors, especially in protracted healing processes.

Effective wound assessment

An essential aspect of the role of a tissue viability nurse is to promote evidence based practice. This article will provide an evaluation of the evidence found, whilst undertaking a literature review on the practice of wound assessment.

Choosing debridement procedures with care

Since proper wound cleansing is so crucial for successful healing, care must be taken when choosing a debridement procedure: It must suit the state of the wound and the need of the patient.

Wound cleansing - a crucial step toward successful healing

The course for the smooth operation of wound healing are set during the inflammatory and exudative phases: this achievement depends on both the body´s own mechanism and the quality of the external support of wound cleansing.

Trauma Wound Care "Handling an Emergency"

Independent of whether the injury is minor or severe, the quality of the initial care will decide upon the fate of the wound - and the injured. The purpose of this article is to present some frequent injury patterns and their treatment.

Tissue regeneration - in need of support

Depending on the type of accident, traumatic wound will feature a highly variable degree of tissue damage, ranging from minor injury to the most complex lesion. This fact actually proscribes any type of "rigid" therapeutic approach.

Multidisciplinary approach

Communication between the Multidisciplinary Team is an essential element in the provision of effective and successful wound care treatment. Marily Jenkins, having recognised the need for effective communication, developped this document.

Moisture to speed up healing

Moist wound treatment is the therapy of choice also in wound care provision for pressure sores of varying severity. Hydroavtice wound dressings from HARTMANN provide a range of problem-free therapeutic measures.

Clear therapeutic concepts increase the success

Once a pressure sore has appeared, its treatment demands a thorough strategy that is guided by clear therapeutic concepts. Proper documentation and well kept patient records will ensure adequate transmission of information between individuals involved.

Basic Information about wound management I and II: wound cleansing & defect closure and re-epithelialisation

H. Röthel, CMC Medical Information
W. Vanscheidt, Hospital of the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg