Wound Care
Finding the Right Covering for a Wound
The ultimate goal of wound care is to accelerate healing and prevent acute wounds from becoming chronic. Part of ...
APRIL 6, 2022
Anatomy of a Lawsuit: Advice for Wound Care Providers
With more than 17,000 lawsuits for pressure injuries alone each year, legal action can be a very real consequence ...
JANUARY 31, 2022
Burn Care 101: Determining the Best Treatment Plan
General surgeons may not see burn patients every day, but burns are a major public health concern, afflicting more ...
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Targeted Nutrition Therapy: Key Ingredients to Support Wound Healing
Time may not be able to heal wounds, as the saying goes, but the body can—with proper medical and nutritional ...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Looking for Rewarding Work That Pays? Consider Wound Care
General surgeons looking for ways to offset pandemic-related revenue loss might consider exploring wound care ...
JUNE 21, 2021
Experts Highlight Emerging Biophysical Approaches To Advanced Wound Care
The field of wound care is evolving rapidly as novel technologies are steadily being developed. Here are six ...
APRIL 12, 2021
Pressure Injuries: What to Do When Surgery Fails
Advanced-stage pressure injuries, or pressure ulcers, are a difficult and increasingly common problem whose ...
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
The Way of the Wound
All surgeons and many other physicians create and treat wounds. General surgeons were once the masters of the care ...
JANUARY 12, 2021
Can Silver Heal Wounds?
The patient’s wound was large, complicated and painful. The 68-year-old man came to see wound care expert ...
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
The Importance of Adequate Debridement
Welcome to our new section on wound care and tissue management. As section editor, we look forward to presenting ...
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Gel Staunches Surgical Wounds Quickly, Effectively
All surgeons encounter bleeding from injury to blood vessels that needs to be staunched, and doctors may soon be ...
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
