Chronic Wounds and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
This article from NCBI reviews current practices in the management of chronic wounds, including the role of negative pressure therapy in wound care.
Latest issue of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal released
The March 2019 issue of the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal features a case study on necrotizing fasciitis and an article on the use of NPWT for pilonidal disease.
"I'm a certified wound specialist – but don't ask me about wounds"
What does “certified wound care specialist” really mean? Unfortunately, it doesn’t necessarily guarantee thorough knowledge of wound care or treatment.
Article on Wound Care Basics: Applying NPWT
This shared post from Wound Source reviews what healthcare providers should do when applying negative pressure wound therapy (Part 1 in a series).
Standardizing Wound Care Dressings For Cost Savings & Better Results
Learn how a Texas wound care clinic achieved significant savings and improved outcomes and patient & clinician satisfaction by standardizing wound dressings.
About the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Process
In this post, we look at the types of wounds negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used for and briefly describe how the process works.
Copy of Lidocaine and Wound Management
Benefits of using lidocaine for wound care and treatment.
Wounds & Wound Healing – Part III
In this third post in our series on wound types and treatments, we’ll take a look at how negative pressure wound therapy can be used to treat complex open wounds.
Wound Types & Wound Healing: Part II
A brief look at complications that can arise with open wounds, including common signs of infection.
Wound Types & Wound Healing: Part I
A brief look at what wounds are, the two major wound types and some of the most common ways they’re caused.
Bedsores, pressure ulcers & wound therapy
This article explores the development & complications of bedsores and pressure ulcers, and how and why wound vacs & negative pressure wound therapy are used to heal them.
When Addiction Takes A Health Care Worker
A personal look at what happens when a healthcare worker struggles with addiction.
Amputation Is Unquestionably a Failure
In wound care and treatment, amputation should unquestionably be seen as a failure – it is almost always due to a series of unrecognized but correctible events in the patient’s journey.
Help Me, Help Me, Help Me Next Tuesday
A look at house calls and at-home care of patients in today’s medical practice.
Jim Nabors Would Just Cry
A look at Indiana health care and reporting of pressure ulcers (bedsores).
If All You Have is a Hammer, What Do You Do When You Run Out of Nails?
A look at wound care and pain management, and the factors involved in finding the right solutions for different patients.
Wound Care in Crisis – Chris Farley Wound Care
A look at wound care & treatment and creating an atmosphere of competent, successful, logical care for patients.