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The WHO Smart Guidelines are part of a broader global trend of digitizing clinical guidelines to make them more actionable in healthcare systems. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States developed the "Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age" (ACG) initiative, which promotes a holistic ...
This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Ah, New Year’s Day. You can set goals at any time of year, of course, but the new year provides that extra rush of motivation.
Wound assessment is a component of wound management.As far as may be practical, the assessment is to be accomplished before prescribing any treatment plan. The objective is to collect information about the patient and about the wound, that may be relevant to planning and implementing the treatment.
Since the year 2000, the wound bed preparation concept has continued to improve. For example, the TIME acronym (Tissue management, Inflammation and infection control, Moisture balance, Epithelial (edge) advancement) has supported the transition of basic science to the bedside in order to exploit appropriate wound healing interventions [6] and has not deviated from the important tenets of ...
S.M.A.R.T. (or SMART) is an acronym used as a mnemonic device to establish criteria for effective goal-setting and objective development. This framework is commonly applied in various fields, including project management, employee performance management, and personal development.
What appears to be a chronic wound may also be a malignancy; for example, cancerous tissue can grow until blood cannot reach the cells and the tissue becomes an ulcer. [13] Cancer, especially squamous cell carcinoma, may also form as the result of chronic wounds, probably due to repetitive tissue damage that stimulates rapid cell proliferation ...
Based on the statements and interviews that have been made public so far, the news of Luigi Mangione’s arrest seems to have come as a shock to those who knew him.
The goal of wound care is to promote an environment that allows a wound to heal as quickly as possible, with emphasis on restoring both form and function of the wounded area. Although optimal treatment strategies vary greatly depending on the specific cause, size, and age of a particular wound, there are universal principles of wound management ...