How to Teach Patients to Manage Wound Care at Home During Covid-19
April 20, 2020
Clinicians offer tips to help patients and families provide wound care at home until life returns to normal after COVID-19.
Your Essential Guide to Wound Packing Dead Space
February 19, 2020
Let’s face it, there is nothing fun, exciting or sexy about this topic. Key Takeaways This guide emphasizes the importance of proper wound packing to prevent abscess formation and promote efficient healing by using flexible materials to fill a wound’s depth without exerting excessive pressure. It outlines different dressing options, such as alginates, hydrogels, wound […]
How to Prevent and Treat Intertrigo
February 5, 2020
Wounds in skin folds can be a challenge for clinicians to prevent and, once present, involve ongoing surveillance and care.
Acetic Acid and Dakin’s Solution: Are They Proper Wound Care Today?
January 15, 2020
In this blog post, we explore the use of Dakin’s solution and acetic acid in wound care after reviewing the studies and evidence behind the treatments.
5 Common Myths Debunked about Nutrition for Wound Healing
March 26, 2019
Nutrition for wound healing includes the right amount of calories, vitamins, minerals and nutrients to maintain skin integrity and promote healing.
Educate Patients about Effects of Smoking on the Wound Healing Process
November 7, 2018
The effects of smoking on the wound healing process are well known, yet most practitioners fail to document any smoking cessation discussion or education.
Sacral Wounds and Diarrhea Don’t Mix
September 12, 2018
Frequent bouts of diarrhea make it difficult to care for wounds on the sacrum or coccyx, and healing often is impeded because of fecal contamination. Many patients, particularly those with mobility issues, have pressure injuries on the sacrum or coccyx. Frequent bouts of diarrhea make it difficult to care for these wounds, which affects healing. […]
Helping Wounds Heal With Amino Acids
April 6, 2018
The use of targeted amino acids is becoming more common as a strategy to help heal a variety of conditions, including wounds, because of the role key amino acids have in rebuilding tissue. Chronic wounds, meaning those that have not healed in 12 weeks, affect approximately 6.5 million patients in the United States annually at […]
Wound Temperature and Healing
February 23, 2018
You’ve probably heard that it’s important to keep wounds moist and warm, But what’s the optimal temperature for healing a wound, and how do you maintain it? Read on for details. When moisture evaporates from a surface, the surface cools. Sweat operates by this principle. So, unfortunately, do wounds. Whenever a wound loses moisture, the […]
Advanced VAC Therapy: When is the Right Time to Step Up Your Game?
November 20, 2017
When V.A.C. VERAFLO™ Therapy has made a difference in my clinical practice For some of us, V.A.C.® Therapy has been a mainstay for decades. But even as some of the most experienced clinicians, we know that sometimes we just need something else–something—more? What do we do when patients who have been on V.A.C.® Therapy for a […]