By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
Finding the key to unlocking a non-healing chronic wound keeps us awake at night. Though we have, as bedside clinicians, learned much about the physiology and b...
By Ronald A. Sherman, MD
The year 2019 began with a shadow over the field of biosurgery and a dark cloud over American health care: BioMonde, currently the largest producer of medicinal maggots in ...
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS
Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the most dreaded complications of diabetes, and represent a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. It is estimate...
Wound debridement is a critical strategy in treating hard-to-heal wounds. It is a process that expedites healing by removing necrotic tissue, non-viable tissue, and foreign material. It can also be us...
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS
There are four main types of debridement: mechanical, autolytic, enzymatic, and surgical. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Let’s take a lo...
Necrotic wounds are characterized by devitalized, or dead, tissue. Necrosis may be caused by malignancy, infection, trauma, ischemia, inflammation, or exposure to toxins. It may also be caused by impr...
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS
Necrotic tissue that is present in a wound presents a physical impediment to healing. Simply put, wounds cannot heal when necrotic tissue is present. In...
By Aletha Tippett MD
Once the individual has been thoroughly assessed for palliative care and his or her objectives and needs have been discussed, the wound care provider must determine the wound m...
Clinicians and physicians play a vital role in their Medicare reimbursement.This series consists of 3 parts and will meet 3 objectives. In part 1, we will learn that Medicare reimbursement is first de...
Heidi Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON
"Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots." – Forrest Gump
Just like Forrest's peas and carrots, a pressure ulcer lawsuit and a pain and suffering al...