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What the Studies Say: Contained and Free-Range Maggot Therapy Delivery

December 17, 2015
By Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H In my previous post on maggot therapy, we discussed the differences between confinement and containment maggot therapy dressings. This post will examine the studies th...

What Tissue Should You Remove From the Wound?

April 30, 2021
Tissue viability is crucial in managing all types of wounds, including surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, pressure injuries, lower-extremity ulcers, and skin tears. Accurate assessment and wound diagn...

What to Do When Sharp Debridement is Contraindicated

April 30, 2021
Sharp debridement is by far the fastest way to remove non-viable tissue from a wound bed. This modality must be performed by a licensed skilled practitioner using sharp instruments or tools to remove ...

What's in a Name? The Many Terms for Maggot Therapy

July 12, 2013
By Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H and Lynn Wang, BA William Shakespeare wrote: "That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2). William Baer repo...

When Should Contained Maggot Therapy Be Used for Wound Debridement?

February 25, 2016
By Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H In a previous post, we learned that all clinical studies to date and all but one laboratory study indicate that contained ("bagged") maggots are effective in wound ...

Why Non-Healing Wounds Need a Different Treatment Approach

October 29, 2015
By Aletha Tippett MD If we let the body alone, can it take care of a healing a wound? In general, yes, leaving the body alone will get you further than some procedures because the body knows what t...

Why Not Use Maggots to Treat Wounds?

March 5, 2015
By Aletha Tippett, MD Recently I had a discussion with several other physicians and a topic that came up was why maggots were not more widely received. I was not aware that maggots were not widely ...

Wound Bed Preparation and Biofilm Management

January 1, 2018
by the WoundSource Editors One of the greatest challenges when dealing with biofilms in chronic wounds is identifying their existence in the first place. The extracellular polymeric substance or E...

Wound Bed Preparation and the Whole Team Approach

June 25, 2019
By the WoundSource Editors The prevalence of non-healing wounds is a challenge and concern for all levels of health care professionals. Clinical evidence has proven that using a multidisciplinary t...
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