orabase and Rectal-Diseases

The management of patients with highly-exuding wounds can often lead to the use of unreliable and costly treatments. Patients are frequently found to be at increased risk of infection and delayed healing, which results in a huge negative impact on their quality of life. In the political and health arena, reducing health-care costs yet maintaining high quality and productivity is high on the list. With current economic, health-care and political targets, it is crucial to address the importance of effective wound management, particularly the importance of managing exudate. Inappropriate management of wound exudate can lead to prolonged wound healing, peri-wound maceration and excoriation, and can result in deterioration of the wound.

Topics: Absorption; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bandages; Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium; Chronic Disease; Exudates and Transudates; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pressure Ulcer; Rectal Diseases; Skin Ulcer; Surgical Wound Dehiscence; Wounds and Injuries

A survey of community nurses identified that a wide range of dressings, and in some cases unethical practices, are being used for this simple postoperative condition. Communication between hospital, community staff and patients was poor.

Topics: Abscess; Alginates; Bandages; Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium; Community Health Nursing; Disease Management; Drainage; England; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Occlusive Dressings; Rectal Diseases; Surveys and Questionnaires