Complex Wound Management

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Patients with wounds are frequently treated pharmacologically for both their wounds and their acute or chronic conditions. On a daily basis, patients usually take at least five drugs to treat multiple...

Barbara Pieper, PhD, CNS-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, WOCNF shared that drug abuse or addiction affects millions of individuals each year in the United States. In 2019, 20.4 million people met the criteria for a ...

Angiogenesis: The complex process in which the growth of normal, stable, and functional vessels is critically dependent on the coordinated interplay in space and time of different cell types and growt...

The management of wounds, especially complex and chronic wounds, is a daunting clinical challenge. Achieving progress toward wound closure often depends on the right selection of treatment modalities ...

In this interview from SAWC Spring 2023, Greg Patterson, MD, FACS, DABS, CWS and Mary Ann Obst, RN BSN, CWON, CCRI describe how to treat a trauma patient from a multidisciplinary point of view. ...

Scott Bolhack MD, MBA, CMD, CWS, FACP, FAAP, shares the insights he gained from the uncommon wound he encountered. The 7th Day Stingray itch syndrome, although well known on the west coast, is not fam...

Surgical wounds originate when a surgeon cuts into tissue with a surgical tool, such as a scalpel. The size and placement of a surgical wound will depend entirely on the procedure performed due to var...

Venous leg ulcers can be slow to heal; the longer a wound is present, the less likely it is to heal. To move a venous leg ulcer through the phases of wound healing may require more than just basic wou...

The venous leg ulcer (VLU) is the most common type of chronic leg wound, and it can be challenging to manage. VLUs account for up to 90% of all chronic leg ulcers. Proper diagnosis and treatment plann...