Sources of information
Sources of information
The wound care panel convened in Toronto earlier this year by Toronto-based Dumex Medical Surgical Products Ltd. recognized the following publications as valuable research resources:
• Angeras MH, Brandberg A, Falk A, Seeman T. Comparison between sterile saline and tap water for the cleaning of acute traumatic soft tissue wounds. Europ J Surg 1992; 158:347-350.
• Alexander D, Gammage D, Nichols A, Gaskins D. Analysis of strike-through contamination in saturated sterile dressings. Clin Nurs Res 1992; 1:28-34.
• Popoviceh DM, Alexander D, Rittman M, et al. Strike-through contamination in saturated sterile dressings. Clin Nurs Res 1995; 4:195-207.
• Bergstron N, Bennett MA, Carlson CE, et al. Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Clinical Practice Guideline No. 15. AHCPR Publication No. 95-0652. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; December 1994. (Particularly pages 64, 65 and 107.)
• Stotts NA, Barbour S, Griggs K, et al. Sterile vs. clean technique in wound care of patients with open surgical wounds in the post-op period (abstract). Advances in Wound Care 1995; 8:13,16.
• Stotts NA, Barbour S, Griggs K, Bouvier L, et al. Sterile vs. clean technique in postoperative wound care of patients with open surgical wounds: A pilot study. Journal of ET Nursing 1997; 1:10-18.
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