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Louise Morris

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PubMed2002

Clinical practice benchmarking: implications for tissue viability.

Healthcare provision has been described as a 'lottery', reflecting a deficiency in equity of care (Ellis, 2000). Recent Department of Health (DoH, 1998, 1999) attempt to overcome this disparity and assure quality care by quality assessment and continuous quality improvement (Ellis and Morris, 1997). These documents advocate clinical benchmarking as a means to supporting this practice. This article provides an overview of the benchmarking process, with particular focus being applied to the pressure ulcer element. It reflects on the coalescence that appears to exist between implementing clinical benchmarking and the characteristics of specialist practice. It also analyses the effects of establishing the process on an existing tissue viability service.

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Descriptive evaluation of Alione hydrocapillary dressing.

It is widely recognized that a moist wound environment enhances epithelial migration and resurfacing, as well as promoting autolytic debridement of necrotic tissue, reducing pain, infection and scarring (Russell, 2002). However, an imbalance in the level of moisture can lead to delayed healing, or even wound extension (Kindlen and Morison, 1999). The type of wound itself can be influential in relation to the level of exudate produced. With such a diverse array of wound management products now available, the healthcare professional faces a constant dilemma in deciding what dressing is suitable for maintaining an optimal level of humidity in the wound environment. Alione, a new hydrocapillary dressing, manufactured by Coloplast, appears to overcome this impasse by being sufficiently versatile to manage varying levels of exudate in all types of wounds.

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