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Is This Wound Chronic?
Chronic wounds affect over 6.5 million people annually in the United States, with a total cost of over $26.8 billion per year.1 Proper identification of chronic wounds is necessary to develop an effective treatment plan, although many elements—such as…
Skin Injury and Chronic Wounds: Shear, Pressure, and Moisture
Wound healing is a complex process that is highly dependent on many skin cell types interacting in a defined order. With chronic wounds, this process is disrupted, and healing does not normally progress…
Chronic Wound Breakdown: Most Common Types of Chronic Wounds
In approaching the management of a chronic wound, the first step in developing a treatment plan that will combat chronicity and promote healthy healing of damaged tissue begins with understanding the…
Chronic Wound Progression
The returning wound patient is in for reassessment. They are positioned for maximum visualization of the wound. You remove the dressing. Clean the wound. After a few additional steps, it’s time to measure the wound’s progress. Using your…