Prof Georgina T Gethin
National University of Ireland - Galway
Professor, Nursing, Dentistry & Healthcare
Ireland
My co-authors include
Laura Carter
EWMA European Wound Management Association
Dr Karen Ousey
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My Publications
Is there a normal wound temperature or wound pH?
Wound Repair and Regeneration
May 2018
Chronic wounds area major source of pain and distress for many people. They can affect up to 4% of the population. But, the difficulty arises when assessing these wounds as they are described in t...
A descriptive survey study of violence management and priorities among psychiatric staf...
BMC Health Services Research
January 2017
Debridement of venous ulcers
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
September 2015
Differences in outcomes in trials in venous leg ulceration
Journal of Wound Care
May 2015
We reviewed 102 Randomised controlled trials conducted over 15 years in which people with VLU were treated. We investigated what wound outcomes were measured and how they were measured. We also inv...
Defining outcomes in wound care — the need for consensus
Journal of Wound Care
February 2015
How are topical opioids used to manage painful cutaneous lesions in palliative care? A ...
Pain
October 2013
Systematic review of topical interventions for the management of odour in patients with...
Journal of Tissue Viability
November 2022
Topical interventions for the management of pain in chronic wounds: A protocol for a sy...
HRB Open Research
August 2022
Identifying outcomes reported in trials of interventions in venous leg ulceration for a...
Journal of Tissue Viability
August 2022
The Personal Impact of Daily Wound Care for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Dermatology
December 2021
Systematic review of topical interventions for the management of odour in patients with...
HRB Open Research
November 2021
A scoping review protocol to identify clinical signs, symptoms and biomarkers indicativ...
HRB Open Research
November 2021
A scoping review protocol to identify clinical signs, symptoms and biomarkers indicativ...
HRB Open Research
July 2021
What is the “normal” wound bed temperature? A scoping review and new hypothesis
Wound Repair and Regeneration
May 2021
In the preparation and administration of intravenous medicines, what are the best pract...
HRB Open Research
May 2021
Health literacy in people with venous leg ulcers: a protocol for scoping review
BMJ Open
May 2021
In the preparation and administration of intravenous medicines, what are the best pract...
HRB Open Research
December 2020
Evidence for person-centred care in chronic wound care: A systematic review and recomme...
Journal of Wound Care
September 2020
Nurses are research leaders in skin and wound care
International Wound Journal
August 2020
Study protocol: In the preparation and administration of intravenous medicines, what ar...
HRB Open Research
May 2020
External validity of Randomized Controlled Trials of Interventions in Venous Leg Ulcera...
Wound Repair and Regeneration
August 2019
Estimating the health-care costs of wound care in Ireland
Journal of Wound Care
June 2019
In people with venous leg ulcers, how many risk factors for chronic illness do they have?
The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
May 2019
Optimising Wellbeing in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
May 2019
Sexual transmission of Hepatitis C Virus infection in a heterosexual population: A syst...
HRB Open Research
March 2018
Sharing the Vision—Innovation, Integration, and New Horizons: Report of the Third Trans...
The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
September 2017
Do complementary therapies reduce the odour from malignant wounds?
Chronic Wound Care Management and Research
June 2016
What do clinical practice guidelines tell us about how to manage venous leg ulcers
Journal of Wound Care
June 2016
Erratum
Journal of Wound Care
October 2015
Mupirocin resistance: clinical implications and potential alternatives for the eradicat...
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
July 2015
Skin problems in palliative care
March 2015
Development of a position document for home care - wound care
International Journal of Integrated Care
October 2014
Current practice in the management of wound odour: An international survey
International Journal of Nursing Studies
June 2014
EWMA Document: Home Care-Wound Care: Overview, Challenges and Perspectives
Journal of Wound Care
May 2014
Using an e-Delphi technique in achieving consensus across disciplines for developing be...
Journal of Hospital Administration
January 2014
Malignant wound management in advanced illness
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care
March 2013
Elective surgery: a comparison of in-patient versus day surgery practices in Ireland
Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
December 2012
Management of malodour in palliative wound care
Independent Nurse
May 2012
Understanding the inflammatory process in wound healing
British Journal of Community Nursing
March 2012
An international eDelphi study identifying the research and education priorities in wou...
Journal of Clinical Nursing
December 2011
The role of antiseptics in pressure ulcer management
Nursing Standard
October 2011
The role of antiseptics in pressure ulcer management
Nursing Standard
October 2011
Prevalence of lymphoedema and quality of life among patients attending a hospital-based...
International Wound Journal
September 2011
Management of malodour in palliative wound care
British Journal of Community Nursing
September 2011
The dissemination of wound management guidelines: a national survey
Journal of Wound Care
July 2011
Incidence of MRSA at admission to an acute hospital in Ireland - a four year prospectiv...
International Journal of Infection Control
January 2011
Comparison of the antimicrobial activity of Ulmo honey from Chile and Manuka honey agai...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
September 2010
National survey of the provision of day surgery across public and private hospitals in ...
Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
August 2010
Debridement for venous leg ulcers
July 2010
Can ‘search and destroy’ reduce nosocomial meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus i...
Journal of Hospital Infection
June 2010
Randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of silver-donating antimicr...
British Journal of Surgery
March 2010
Prevalence of wounds in a community care setting in Ireland
Journal of Wound Care
October 2009
Review: compression was effective for healing venous ulcers, and multicomponent systems...
Evidence-Based Nursing
September 2009
The lived experience of community nurses treating clients with leg ulcers
British Journal of Community Nursing
September 2009
Specialist care was important for helping patients with cancer to live positively with ...
Evidence-Based Nursing
June 2009
Occlusive dressings and gauze dressings did not differ for healing open wounds in surgi...
Evidence-Based Nursing
April 2009
Commentary on Bardy J, Slevin NJ, Mais KL & Molassiotis A (2008) A systematic review of...
Journal of Clinical Nursing
October 2008
Retracted: Manuka honey vs. hydrogel - a prospective, open label, multicentre, randomis...
Journal of Clinical Nursing
August 2008
Bacteriological changes in sloughy venous leg ulcers treated with manuka honey or hydro...
Journal of Wound Care
June 2008
The impact of Manuka honey dressings on the surface pH of chronic wounds
International Wound Journal
May 2008
Wound measurement comparing the use of acetate tracings and VisitrakTM digital planimetry
Journal of Clinical Nursing
April 2006
Estimating costs of pressure area management based on a survey of ulcer care in one Iri...
Journal of Wound Care
April 2005
Case series of use of Manuka honey in leg ulceration
International Wound Journal
March 2005
Is there enough clinical evidence to use honey to manage wounds?
Journal of Wound Care
July 2004
