Wound Dressings

By Emily Keeter and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc BloodSTOP iX is an absorbable, bioresorbable, lipophilic, animal-free hemostat, which resembles and is designed to handle like gauze. BloodST...

By Brittany Charmaine Sumpter and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc Drawtex™ wound dressings utilize a hydroconductive material to aid the clinician in wound bed preparation. It is a highly absor...

By Elliot Fialkoff and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc Ulcers, wounds, and burns come in many different shapes and sizes based in part on their etiology, which also varies dramatically. As many...

By Chinenye Queen Ezike and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc Venous Leg Ulcers (VLUs) are the most common cause of lower extremity ulcerations, affecting about 1% of the US population. Recurrenc...

By Tasneem Masqati and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc The majority of the wounds of the lower extremity are of arterial, venous or neurotrophic(diabetic) origin. ...

By Sejal Bhojani and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc RTD® (Retro-Tech Dressing) is a foam wound dressing that has been designed to promote healing in chronic wounds by utilizing silver ion (Ag+...

By Evangelia Athanasoula and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc The sorbion sachet wound dressing, manufactured by sorbion GmbH & Co. in Germany and marketed in the US by Alliqua Biomedical, is a ...

By Carmelita Harbeson and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc Hemostasis, the resolution of bleeding, consists of several intricate and controlled steps: platelet activation, coagulation, and vascu...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, FACCWS Making decisions in today’s wound care world must take several entities into account. The patient/client and the practitioner must work together to decide ...

It all started with a phone call at close to midnight on a Saturday night from my physician’s phoneline app. It was an established wound care patient calling me to state that his negative pressure the...