Surgical Wound Care: Preventing Infections and Promoting Faster Recovery Surgical wounds require careful post-operative management to prevent infections, reduce complications, and promote faster recovery. Proper wound care plays a crucial role in ensuring that the surgical site heals efficiently while minimizing the risk of delayed wound healing, scarring, and infection. Advanced wound care dressing products,…
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How Pressure Ulcers Are Affecting Millions & What We Can Do About It Pressure ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, are an increasing healthcare concern worldwide. These wounds develop due to prolonged pressure on the skin, often affecting bedridden or immobile patients. The consequences are severe: prolonged hospital stays, increased medical costs, and a significant reduction…
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The Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance: How Chitosan Can Help Fight Infections Antibiotic resistance is a rising global health concern, threatening our ability to treat infections effectively. The overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, making standard treatments less effective and increasing the risk of severe infections. In wound…
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Diabetic Wounds: Why They Take Longer to Heal & How to Treat Them Effectively Diabetes is a growing global health concern, affecting millions of people and increasing the risk of chronic wounds. One of the most challenging complications of diabetes is diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)—open sores or wounds that develop due to poor circulation, nerve…
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Wound Healing Myths vs. Facts: What Actually Works? Wound healing is a complex biological process, yet it is surrounded by countless myths that can actually delay recovery rather than speed it up. From outdated home remedies to misinformation passed down through generations, many misconceptions still persist. Understanding the facts about wound care is essential to…
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The Ultimate 101 Guide to Wound Care Management Wounds are a part of life—whether from minor cuts, burns, surgical procedures, or chronic conditions like diabetic foot ulcers and pressure sores. The right wound care dressing plays a crucial role in healing, infection prevention, and pain management. While traditional wound dressing bandages offer basic protection, advancements…
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How to Prevent Infection in Open Wounds A wound is the aftermath to an injury to a tissue or membrane in the body, and open wounds involve a breakage in the skin. These can be caused by any kind of accidental incident or diabetic foot ulcers, bed sores, venous leg ulcers etc. Wound infection An…
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Modern Wound Care Technologies Any kind of injury that damages the skin or adjoining body tissues is known as a wound. These can either be open – wherein the skin is broken, and the underlying tissue is exposed, or closed – wherein there is a damage to the underlying tissue, but the skin is intact.…
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ROLE OF CHITOSAN WOUND DRESSING IN POST-TRAUMATIC LEG ULCER Open lesions between the knee and ankle joint (the gaiter area) are known as venous leg ulcers/ traumatic leg ulcers (VLUs), (TLUs) (Fig 1)¹. They frequently happen on the medial and lateral faces when there is venous insufficiency of the leg. They are also known as…
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Maxiocel-FEMORAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS The main objective in addressing femoral (or iliofemoral) vein thrombosis is the prevention of blood clot formation. To achieve this, anticoagulation therapy is commonly employed to thin the blood and thwart clot development. In the realm of DVT treatment, newer medications such as edoxaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban have received approval…
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