Treatment for Non-Healing Wounds

Treatment for Non-Healing Wounds
What’ s needed to heal difficult wounds is relatively simple: adequate nutritional status, good circulation, pressure relief and the removal of any dead tissue. Keeping wounds clean and free of infections is the most important step in healing. To promote the regrowth of new skin, a healthy base of tissue with a good blood supply is needed.
The body’s natural response to a wound is to cover it quickly. That means that a rubbery covering of material is often present, which prevents the growth of healthy skin. Removal of this material, called debridement is necessary for healing to occur.
A wound care team, in cooperation with doctors has a wide variety of tools to keep non-healing wounds clean and promote healing. Enzymatic ointments, topical growth factors, specialized biologic dressings and hyper baric treatments are just a few of the techniques now available for healing stubborn wounds.
Prevention is the best medicine
Prevention is the best strategy, but often patients do not have sensation and aren’t aware of the continuous pressure being exerted on their skin. For people at high risk for pressure sores, cushioning devices, air beds and barrier ointments can be very effective in preventing wounds.

Specialty Wound Care Products
Just click on a category below to view a variety of specialty wound care products and supplies.
Absorbers
Drainage Collectors
Odor Absorbent Dressings
Alginate Dressings
Foam Dressing
Sodium Chloride Dressings
Collagen Silicone
Hydrocolloid Alginate Dressings
Specialty Wound Miscellaneous
Composite Dressings
Hydrocolloid Dressings
Transparent Dressings
Compression Bandages
Hydrogels
Wound Cleansers

Specialty Wound Care

Specialty Wound Care

Non-healing wounds are a frustrating health problem for many people. Wounds that just don’t heal can arise from long periods or immobility, injuries or surgical incisions. Whatever the cause, these wounds require intensive care to prevent complications and encourage healing.
Fortunately, for many patients with stubborn wounds, hospitalization may no longer be necessary. Wound care centers, home health care teams and advanced technology have enabled people with complicated wounds to care for themselves at home.
Why wounds occur
When sustained pressure causes skin breakdown and eventually cell death, an open sore results. If pressure on the skin is more that the force of the blood flowing through the capillaries, the small blood vessels are closed, preventing blood from reaching the tissues. Often neurological disorders prevent patients from recognizing a dangerous situation because they cannot feel pain in areas that have excess pressure. Add poor circulation and poor nutrition into the picture, and it’s a perfect set up for a long-term wound that is resistant to healing.
Anyone who has limited mobility is at risk for pressure sores, or ulcers due to sustained pressure. This problem is especially prevalent in elderly patients, or those confined to a bed or wheelchair.

Specialty Wound Care Products: Click on the Category below to view:
Absorbers
Drainage Collectors
Odor Absorbent Dressings
Alginate Dressings
Foam Dressing
Sodium Chloride Dressings
Collagen Silicone
Hydrocolloid Alginate Dressings
Specialty Wound Miscellaneous
Composite Dressings
Hydrocolloid Dressings
Transparent Dressings
Compression Bandages
Hydrogels
Wound Cleansers