• ConvaTec. SOLUTIONS wound care algorithm. Princeton (NJ): ConvaTec; 2005. 8 p.

This is the current release of the guideline.

The type of evidence supporting the recommendations is not specifically stated.

• ConvaTec. SOLUTIONS wound care algorithm. Princeton (NJ): ConvaTec; 2005. 8 p.

Not applicable: The guideline was not adapted from another source.

1994 (revised 2004; reviewed 2005)

ConvaTec - Public For Profit Organization

Funding for development of this guideline was provided through educational grants from ConvaTec, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and through National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding (NIH Grants 1R43NR003474-01 and 1R43NR007717-01).

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Lia van Rijswijk, MSN, CWCN, Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing; Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN, Associate Professor of Nursing; Laura Bolton, PhD, Adjunct Assoc Professor, Surgery; Patrick McNees, PhD, Professor; Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, Professor; Barbara Braden, PhD, Professor and Dean

Not stated

This is the current release of the guideline.

Electronic copies: Not available at this time.

Print copies: Available from the ConvaTec Information Center: 1-800-422-8811.

The following are available:

• Beitz JM, van Rijswijk L. Using wound care algorithms: a content validation study. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 1999 Sep;26(5):238-9, 241-9.
• Bolton L, McNees P, van Rijswijk L, de Leon J, Lyder C, Kobza L, Edman K, Scheurich A, Shannon R, Toth M; Wound Outcomes Study Group. Wound-healing outcomes using standardized assessment and care in clinical practice. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2004 Mar-Apr;31(2):65-71.

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This NGC summary was completed by ECRI on July 27, 2006. The information was verified by the guideline developer on August 24, 2006.

This NGC summary is based on the original guideline, which is subject to the guideline developer's copyright restrictions.