A new federal payment policy will sharply reduce the number of specialty wound care products available to certain Medicare patients.

Routine swabbing of chronic venous ulcers is of no benefit as they reflect colonisation rather than infection. Diagnosing infection is a clinical process, not a bacteriological one. Increasing pain is ...

Venous leg ulcers (VLUs), in particular ... in wound care are unified in wanting a data-led approach to wound management and treatment, to help improve patient outcomes. Due to a lack of ...

The process of wound healing is intricate and demands adequate nutrition to bolster the body’s inherent healing capability. Protein is crucial in this procedure, aiding in tissue recovery and ...

The Leg Ulcer Service provides specialist support and treatment in a clinic setting to mobile patients with non-healing leg wounds (from ankle to knee) that have venous aetiology.

Chronic wounds, particularly those caused by diabetes and venous leg ulcers, account for the largest share of demand ... As ...

Marjolin ulcer is a rare type of what the doctors have described as aggressive ulcerating squamous cell carcinoma that might develop at sites of chronic burn wounds, non-healing wounds, or venous ...

The dressing uses Imbed’s synthetic matrix to deliver ionic and metallic silver alongside lidocaine to manage wounds such as venous stasis ulcers, pressure sores ... for sale as a medical device. The ...

Adam Mence, Senior Brand Manager at L&R Medical UK, discusses the challenges of lower limb wound management and the benefits of driving evidence-based and self-care interventions Lower limb ulceration ...