Case reports


Managing diabetic foot ulceration with a new, highly portable NPWT device Page 40 Teresa Awad and Martyn Butcher examine the use of highly portable negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the management of diabetic foot ulceration


Minimising pain and trauma during wound


dressing procedures Page 46 Kyoichi Matsuzaki investigates how the rising incidence of chronic wounds impacts on pain minimisation techniques


EDITOR Suzie Calne


PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Rob Yates


PUBLISHER Kathy Day


MANAGING EDITOR Jason Beckford-Ball


Technology and product reviews


Defining ‘active’ pressure redistribution Page 52 This paper explores the design principles of ‘active’ (alternating) support surfaces, as well as introducing the rationale for a standardised performance measurement


Preventing pressure ulcers occurring on


the heel Page 58 Joyce Black explains the processes in place aimed at preventing pressure ulcers on the heel


DESIGN Optic Juice


SUB EDITOR Adam Bushby


SUB EDITOR/WEB EDITOR Shannon Marie Harmon


EDITORIAL All papers submitted to the journal undergo peer-review and are published using a rigorous editorial process involving our international advisors. If you are interested in writing an article for the journal or if you want to discuss an idea, contact the editor by emailing scalne@woundsinternational.com or writing to Suzie Calne, Wounds International, 1-2 Hatfields, London SE1 9PG, UK


Research


Wound digest Page 62 A summary of the most important papers published in the last three months on pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, skin integrity and diabetic ulcers


Selected papers of interest:


n Using temperature of pressure-related intact discoloured areas of skin to detect deep tissue injury


n Relative cost-effectiveness of a skin protectant in managing venous leg ulcers in the UK


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