Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 4-8 , 2010

Use of Alternatives to Air-Fluidized Support Surfaces in the Care of Complex Wounds in Postflap and Postgraft Patients

  • Cynthia A. Fleck, RN, BSN, MBA, ET/WOCN, CWS, DNC, CFCN, FACCWS

      Affiliations

    • Medline Industries, Inc, St. Louis, MO
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  • Laurie M. Rappl, PT, CWS

      Affiliations

    • Cytomedix Regenerative Biotherapies, Rockville, MD, USA
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  • Richard Simman, MD, CWS, FACS, FACCWS

      Affiliations

    • Sycamore Wound Center, Sycamore hospital, Kettering Health System, Dayton, OH, USA
    • Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Virginia Titterington, RN, BSN, CWOCN

      Affiliations

    • CHRISTUS Schumpert, Shreveport, LA, USA
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  • Jill Conwill, RN, MSN, CWON

      Affiliations

    • Corpus Christi Medical Center, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
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  • Cathy Koerner, RN, CWOCN, CWS

      Affiliations

    • Shepherd Spinal Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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  • Pam Locke, RN, BSN, CWOCN

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
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  • Dawn Bechtold, RN, CWOCN

      Affiliations

    • Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
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  • Cathie Papantonio, RN, BSN, CWCN, CHPN

      Affiliations

    • Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Deborah P. Gray, MSN, RN, CWOCN

      Affiliations

    • Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • Kathleen Lawrence, RN, MSN, CWOCN

      Affiliations

    • Rutland Regional Medical Center, Rutland, VT, USA

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1876-4983(10)00003-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2010.02.002

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 4-8 , 2010

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