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| Richard WhiteSummaryAffiliation: University of Worcester Country: UK Publications
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Topical antimicrobials in the control of wound bioburdenRichard J White
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, UK
Ostomy Wound Manage 52:26-58. 2006..A review of the literature underscores the importance of considering the antiseptic route as part of a concerted approach to wound management and infection control...
Tissue viability in tomorrow's NHSRichard White
Institute of Health, Social Care and Psychology, University of Worcester, UK
J Wound Care 17:97-9. 2008This article is based on the inaugural lecture of the UK's first and only Professor of Tissue Viability, Richard White, given at the University of Worcester in January...
Pain assessment and management in patients with chronic woundsRichard J White
Institute of Health, Social Care and Psychology, University of Worcester, Worcester
Nurs Stand 22:62, 64-6, 68. 2008..It contributes to significant levels of suffering and distress, as well as reduced quality of life. This article considers interventions and procedures for managing pain in patients with chronic wounds...
Wound infection-associated painR J White
University of Worcester, UK
J Wound Care 18:245-9. 2009..Not only does wound infection and the release of pro-inflammatory modulators result in pain and delayed healing, but pain-related stress reduces the immune response to infection. Treatment of pain and infection should be equal priorites...
Implementing the quality accounts agenda in tissue viabilityRichard White
Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, Worcester
Nurs Stand 24:66, 68-70, 72. 2010..All healthcare service providers will have to produce a quality account in 2010. This article offers guidance on the use of quality indicators or nursing metrics to measure quality, and prepare quality accounts in tissue viability...
Wound dressings and other topical treatment modalities in bioburden controlR White
University of Worcester, UK
J Wound Care 20:431-9. 2011..However, this still demands validation as a clinically relevant mechanism. Until that time, it remains a fascinating theoretical concept. This is a chapter taken from the book Microbiology of Wounds, published by CRC Press in 2010...
A review of the literature on topical therapies for diabetic foot ulcers. Part 2: Advanced treatmentsR White
University of Worcester, UK
J Wound Care 18:335-41. 2009....
Mepitel: a non-adherent wound dressing with Safetac technologyRichard White
Tissue Viability, University of Worcester, Worcester
Br J Nurs 18:58-64. 2009....
Avoidance and management of peri-wound maceration of the skinKeith F Cutting
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Giles
Prof Nurse 18:33, 35-36. 2002..This paper examines means of preventing maceration while ensuring a moist wound-healing environment and looks at management techniques if the condition develops...
Critical colonization--the concept under scrutinyRichard J White
Grampian NHS Trust, Scotland
Ostomy Wound Manage 52:50-6. 2006..Research to clearly define the term and clarify the role of bioburden in the chronic wound is needed to help clinicians recognize and implement appropriate treatment...
Criteria for identifying wound infection--revisitedKeith F Cutting
Tissue Viability, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Chalfont St Giles, UK
Ostomy Wound Manage 51:28-34. 2005..This approach is intended for consideration together with the results of an impending Delphi study that will raise awareness of this issue, promote discussion, and lead to validation of an accurate set of clinical criteria...
Interventions to avoid maceration of the skin and wound bedRichard J White
Whitstone, Cornwall, UK
Br J Nurs 12:1186-201. 2003..It is only by becoming familiar with the various presentations of maceration, and with prophylactic treatment measures, that practitioners can avoid the increased costs and morbidity associated with it...
Maceration of the skin and wound bed. 1: Its nature and causesKeith F Cutting
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Newland Park, Chalfont St Giles, UK
J Wound Care 11:275-8. 2002..Maceration, caused by prolonged exposure to moisture, can complicate the healing of wounds, especially chronic ones. This paper--the first of three reviewing the literature on its aetiology and management--looks at how maceration occurs...
