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Do You Know the Six Pillars of Chronic Wound Care?

April 29, 2022
After attending the Spring Symposium for Advanced Wound Care and hearing many great lectures, I got to thinking, “What are the pillars of chronic wound care?” We have all heard of the concept “look at...

Wound Assessment: What Does This Wound Need?

April 30, 2022
For the wound healing process to be successful, it must pass through four stages: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling or maturing. Wound healing requires inflammation, but it can b...

5 Outdated Wound Care Practices: Do You Still Use These?

December 4, 2020
In a recent survey, we asked our WoundSource Editorial Advisory Board members what outdated wound care practices they continue to see in the field. Depending on what health care setting clinicians wor...

8 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Wound Care Dressing

September 10, 2015
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC I feel like I am spinning my wheels on this warm sunny day in Ohio. My passion for wound care continues to grow, but I have days like these ev...

Acute Treatment of Extravasation Injuries in Neonates: Polymeric Membrane Dressings

February 1, 2023
Hospitalized patients of all ages are at risk for iatrogenic injuries. Peripheral intravenous extravasation and infiltration (PIVIE) injuries are one of the most common types of hospital-acquired inju...

Advanced Therapies for Wound Management: The Role of Collagen

February 27, 2020
Wound chronicity is an ongoing challenge for patients and health care professionals around the globe. An astonishing 4.5 million people in the United States experience lower extremity wound chronicity...

Alternatives to Wet-to-Dry Wound Care Dressings

February 17, 2016
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC The big debate continues in regards to using wet-to-dry dressings. One thing that is for certain though is that this type of dressing is frown...

Amniotic Membrane Explained: What it is and How it is Used in Wound Care

August 19, 2015
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS The human amniotic membrane has been used in wound care for almost a century. It is now enjoying a resurgence in use in wound care, thanks to new techni...

Antibiotic Alternatives: Wound Dressing Technologies

March 31, 2021
Wound healing is often accompanied by bacterial infection. Many clinicians use antibiotics to treat wound infections. However, the overreliance on antibiotics is becoming an increasing concern for man...

Antimicrobial Stewardship: When to Use Topical Antimicrobials

September 9, 2022
On the surface, topical antibiotics may appear to be a safe choice for some wounds, even some infected wounds, when compared to oral or intravenous options. A seemingly less dangerous adverse effect p...
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