Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients presenting with a draining wound more than 2 weeks after surgery should be treated for a probable ...

Years ago, during my "marketing and sales period", a nurse approached me during a break at a seminar to ask my advice about a patient and his wound. Instead of describing the patient and his problems, ...

Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) need wound care not only after surgery, to address HS scarring and tunneling from sinus tracts, but they also need ongoing wound care for lesions that might ...

HELMBRECHTS, Germany—Raumedic A.G. has developed new products for treating wounds with a silicone tube designed for medical device and hygiene products supplier Lohmann & Rauscher GmbH & Co. K.G.. The ...

Wound dehiscence is when a surgical cut (incision) reopens after an operation. It is sometimes called wound breakdown, wound disruption, or wound separation. Partial dehiscence means that the edges of ...

Diabetes significantly complicates the wound healing process through multiple mechanisms that work against the body’s natural recovery abilities. High blood glucose levels damage blood vessels, ...