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Prospective Multicenter Evaluation of an Advanced Extracellular Matrix for Wound Management.
Adv Skin Wound Care
August 2020
Rose Raizman, RN-EC, NSWOC, MSc, is nurse practitioner and enterostomal therapist, Centenary Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rosemary Hill, RN, CWOCN, CETN(C), is Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Clinician, Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, British Columbia; Kevin Woo, PhD, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), FAPWCA, is Associate Professor, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario. Acknowledgments: Aroa Biosurgery Limited (New Zealand) provided study products, editorial assistance, and travel grants for conference attendance to the authors. Endoform is currently available in the following countries: New Zealand, Canada, US, Germany, Thailand, Jordan, and Mexico. The authors have disclosed no other financial relationships related to this article. Submitted December 20, 2019; accepted in revised form February 19, 2020.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of ovine forestomach matrix (OFM) in promoting healing for various types of wounds.
- Participants received OFM treatment applied every 3 to 7 days, with a total of 29 individuals and 33 wounds involved in the study.
- Results showed an average wound closure time of 8.2 weeks, a 64% reduction in wound size after 4 weeks, and no adverse effects, suggesting potential for broader use of OFM in wound care.
Validating the Italian Version of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Classification System.
Adv Skin Wound Care
August 2019
In Milan, Italy, Barbara Bassola, MSc, RN, is a PhD Student and Professor, School of Nursing, University of Milan Niguarda Hospital; Paolo Ceci, RN, is a Nurse, Maddalena Grassi Foundation; and Angela Lolli, MSc, RN, is Nursing Director, Niguarda Hospital. Kimberly LeBlanc, PhD, RN, WOCN, CET(D), is Academy Chair, Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapists, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Maura Lusignani, MSc, RN, is Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Italy. Acknowledgments: The authors thank the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Classification for permission to use their classification system and thank Niguarda Hospital for participating in the study. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted September 11, 2018; accepted in revised form October 12, 2018; published ahead of print July 10, 2019.
Objective: To validate the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) Classification System in Italian.
Methods: In collaboration with the ISTAP, the classification system was translated into Italian using a forward-back translation process. To validate the translated system, a convenience sample of 212 health professionals classified 30 photographs of skin tears originally used by ISTAP.
Executive Summary: Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) Nursing Best Practice Recommendations: Enterocutaneous Fistula and Enteroatmospheric Fistula.
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
January 2020
Jillian Brooke, MClSc-WH, BSc (Hons), RN, WOCC(C), SE Health, Markham, Ontario, Canada. Amanda El-Ghaname, BScN, RN, WOCC(C), SE Health, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Karen Napier, MClSc-WH, BScN, RN, WOCC(C), Sturgeon Community Hospital, Alberta Health Services, St Albert, Alberta, Canada. Laureen Sommerey, MScN, RN, WOCC(C), Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Enterocutaneous fistulas (ECF) and enteroatmospheric fistulas (EAF) pose significant quality-of-life concerns for patients, and management challenges for the interprofessional healthcare team. In 2009, the Canadian Association for Enterostomal The developed best practice recommendations for the management of ECF. Over time, evidence and practice evolve, and the Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada performed a comprehensive review of the literature and revised the practice recommendation document.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of skin tears among frail older adults living in Canadian long-term care facilities.
Int J Palliat Nurs
June 2018
Academy Chair, Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapists.
Objectives: To explore the prevalence of skin tears in the Canadian long-term care (LTC) population.
Subjects And Setting: The setting included 678 residents residing in four LTC facilities in western Canada.
Design: A cross-sectional prevalence study to establish the prevalence of skin tears in four LTC facilities in Canada.
Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy & Continence Canada (NSWOCC): A Name Change to Strategically Position the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET).
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
October 2018
Catherine Harley, eMBA, RN, CAET Executive Director, The Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CAET Nurse Leadership Program-Name Change Leadership Project Team: Team Leaders-Catherine Harley, Lina Martins; Team Members-Paulo Da Rosa, Susan Mills-Zorzes, Christie Mann, Louise Forest-Lalande, Kim Grenier, Julia Bresnai, and Virginia McNaughton.
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