Dressings

By Hy-Tape International, Inc. Secondary dressings can be an effective tool to protect the primary dressing or provide additional functionality beyond the primary dressing. Hydrocolloid or foam dre...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS We've all experienced difficulty in getting dressings to stay on for as long as we need them to, especially when there are many commercial dressings tha...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC Whether you are a provider or a clinician, the challenge of wound dressing selection is ongoing. I have been an educator for quite some time n...

Surgical site management in the post-operative time frame is paramount in preventing infection and wound dehiscence. It is essential to use practical knowledge in good wound cleansing and skin care an...

By Aletha Tippett, MD How often have you thought about using honey in a wound dressing? Never? In twenty years of wound care, honey was always something that could be used – sometimes by itself on ...

By the WoundSource Editors Moist wound healing is the practice of keeping a wound in an optimally moist environment in order to promote faster healing. Research has shown that moist wound healing i...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA, CLTC The growing market for bioactive wound care products has been very interesting and exciting to me. I have been involved the past couple years ...

By Margaret Heale RN, MSc, CWOCN Wrapping wounds is an art, and hence, it comes easily to some and more difficult to others. This post won't make you a wound dressing artist, but it does provide so...

By Aletha Tippett, MD How do you know if you are making right choice for a patient? Or, how do you know if you are even making a choice? This is true in the world of limb salvage. I have witnessed ...