Criteria for Identifying Wound Infection.

Criteria used to identify infection may often be restricted to the presence of pus, or pus with inflammation. Traditional criteria have been used in many surveys and their advantage is that they are simple, reproducible and easily recognised by different observers. However, identification of infection may be difficult in some circumstances, and identifying patients who are likely to develop infection is rare.

The management of chronic ulceration.

The following case report illustrates the long-term difficulties facing many patients with chronic wounds and the management options available.

Letters.

EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES IN WOUND CARE INTEREST IN A HIGHER DEGREE IN WOUND CARE SUCCESSFUL THERAPIES IN TREATMENT OF KELOID SCARS.

From the Journals.

Venous leg ulcers and effects of aspirin therapy The design of compression hosiery A topical copper complex in treating leg ulcers Therapeutic potential of LS-2616 Biofilm dressings and bacterial permeability.

Reviews.

COMMUNITY NURSE WOUND MANAGEMENT POLICY UNDERSTANDING PRESSURE SORES.

From the Journals.

The use of ultrasound therapy in treating pressure sores Ischaemia and reperfusion injury in patients with intermittent claudication Transcutaneous oxygen pressure and pressure sore development Current practice in burn care Use of MRS to monitor healing of leg ulcers Effectiveness of a low air loss bed in treating pressure ulcers.

Wound care: an emerging speciality?

Evidence is growing that wound care has emerged as the newest area of specialisation. In recent years developments have taken place in a number of key areas. Several books written by doctors, nurses and pharmacists have been published which cover a broad range of subjects from different professional perspectives.

Management of a lesion in a patient with necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum.

A report of the wound management of a persistent leg ulcer.

Circumference, area and volume of the healing wound.

This paper describes a study of pilonidal excision wounds and abdominal wounds in which measurements of the wounds' volume and area were compared to their circumferences. A structured light method is proposed for the measurement of the three-dimensional circumference of acute cavity wounds, as circumference.is not easily measured by standard methods owing to the complex shape of some wounds.

Hue, saturation and intensity in the healing wound image.

A report which describes a method of monitoring the morphological colour changes of healing wounds using hue, saturation and intensity image analysis.

The management of a patient with a factitious wound.

A study of the treatment of a patient who was thought to be interfering with her wound to prevent its healing.

Letters.

ANTIBIOTICS AND OLDER PEOPLE PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY RESEARCH ON LEG ULCERS INFECTION AND SOCIAL HAND-WASHING WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE.

Determining authorship.

When publishing research in journals, a number of ethical and practical issues arise that need to be addressed by editors. These issues range from a bias towards including only positive results in articles submitted for publication to a requirement for authors to provide signed statements of financial involvement with commercial organisations.

Letters.

COMPRESSION BANDAGING USING ALCOHOL SWABS BEFORE INJECTIONS CORRECT USE OF PEGASUS AIRWAVE SYSTEM OMIDERM DRESSING.

Molecular components of the extracellular matrix.

The first article in a series on the biology of wound healing examines the role of the molecular components of the extracellular matrix.