Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: What You Should Know
December 5, 2023
Negative pressure wound therapy can transform healing. Learn how this method reduces infection and heals difficult wounds more effectively.
Necrotic Tissue: Identification and Treatment
November 7, 2023
Living with necrotic tissue is challenging. Learn how proper identification and treatments improve outcomes and patient well-being.
The Essential Role of Wound Irrigation
October 24, 2023
Wound irrigation helps wounds heal effectively and reduces the risk of infection. Explore how this practice is essential to wound management.
Mupirocin Ointment Uses in Wound Care
October 10, 2023
Products like mupirocin ointment can benefit patients with certain wounds. Learn how some mupirocin ointment uses improve wound healing.
Purulent Drainage: Characteristics, Treatments, and Challenges
August 29, 2023
Purulent drainage is considered the most serious type of exudate. Here, we look at the causes, signs, treatments, and challenges for this drainage type.
A Deeper Look at Maggot Therapy in Wound Care
July 31, 2023
When most people think of maggots, they may squirm with disgust. But maggot therapy is an effective treatment for hard-to-heal wounds.
Open Wound Care: Treatment and Complications
July 12, 2023
Doing our best to manage and properly identify and treat open wounds can help to relieve the social, personal, and economic burden of wound treatment and will improve the quality of life for patients.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Use in Wound Healing
May 23, 2023
Different methods exist to enhance healing. Hyperbaric treatment can help even the most complex and pervasive wounds heal more effectively.
Cellulitis Wounds: Causes, Care, and Complications
May 2, 2023
An open wound is a perfect route for bacteria to cause a cellulitis infection. Early diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of cellulitis is the key to successful resolution of symptoms.
3 Types of Wound Closure and What They Mean
March 8, 2023
How do you heal your patient's full thickness wound quickly and keep it healed? There are three types of wound closure to consider.