Integrating new approaches to care in a vascular wound clinic.

Introduction: An evidence-based approach is essential in the treatment of wounds to optimise healing, reduce costs and improve patient outcomes.

Aim: This case study aimed to demonstrate our model of care, which assesses and manages patients with venous disease and complex wounds. In this case, venous leg ulcer (VLU) was treated with TLC-NOSF dressing and therapeutic compression.

The Viability and Acceptability of a Virtual Wound Care Command Centre in Australia.

The objective of this study was to assess the viability and acceptability of an innovative Virtual Wound Care Command Centre where patients in the community, and their treating clinicians, have access to an expert wound specialist service that comprises a digital wound application (app) for wound analysis, decision-making, remote consultation, and monitoring. Fifty-one patients with chronic (42.6%) wounds were healed, with a median time to healing of 66 (95% CI: 56-88) days.

The viability and acceptability of a Virtual Wound Care Command Centre in Australia.

The objective of this study was to assess the viability and acceptability of an innovative Virtual Wound Care Command Centre where patients in the community, and their treating clinicians, have access to an expert wound specialist service that comprises a digitally enabled application for wound analysis, decision-making, remote consultation, and monitoring. Fifty-one patients with chronic wounds from 9 centres, encompassing hospital services, outpatient clinics, and community nurses in one metropolitan and rural state in Australia, were enrolled and a total of 61 wounds were analysed over 7 months. Patients received, on average, an occasion of service every 4.

Chronic wound care delivery in wound clinics, community nursing and residential aged care settings: A qualitative analysis using Levine's Conservation Model.

Aims And Objectives: To explore patient experience of chronic wound care across diverse models of outpatient wound care delivery.

Background: Chronic wounds represent a significant personal, family and healthcare system burden. Evidence suggests specialist wound clinics are more effective and less expensive, however, most outpatient wound care is delivered by general community nurses.

The chaos of hospitalisation for patients with critical limb ischaemia approaching major amputation.

Aims And Objectives: To illuminate the hospital experience for patients and families when major amputation has been advised for critical limb ischaemia (CLI).

Background: CLI creates significant burden to the health system and the family, particularly as the person with CLI approaches amputation. Major amputation is often offered as a late intervention for CLI in response to the marked deterioration of an ischaemic limb, and functional decline from reduced mobility, intractable pain, infection and/or toxaemia.