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Wound Classifications

Breaking the Biofilm Cycle: Strategies for Evaluating and Managing Wound Bioburden

December 31, 2018
by the WoundSource Editors Advancements in molecular microbiology, microscopy technology, and techniques for study of bacteria have increased the ability to identify the existence of biofilms, but ...

Building a Pressure Injury Prevention Program: Frequently Asked Questions

January 31, 2020
Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) pose a challenge for acute and post-acute care environments and are listed as hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servi...

Case Scenarios: Wound Documentation Mistakes

January 23, 2019
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, DAPWCA, FACCWS, CLTC – Wound Educator Auditing documentation has always been part of my wound nurse role in some way or another. My first experience with aud...

CEAP and Venous Leg Ulcers: Comprehensive Objective Classification

April 16, 2020
Before the mid-1990s, venous disorders and disease were classified almost solely on clinical appearance, which failed to achieve diagnostic precision or reproducible treatment results. In response to ...

Classification and Management of Surgical Wounds

September 27, 2019
By the WoundSource Editors Wounds resulting from surgical procedures have many commonalities with wounds of other etiologies. However, there are a few notable differences in their classification, a...

Critical Timing: The Inflammatory Phase of Wound Healing

February 27, 2020
Wound healing is a complex biological process that involves a sequence of molecular and cellular events to restore damaged tissue. These events occur within the extracellular matrix, a complex three-d...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Second- and Third-Degree Burns

January 23, 2014
By Bruce E. Ruben MD In order to understand the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to heal burns, it is first important to understand the four burn classifications. ...
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