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  In 2011, a novel class of dressings, hydroconductive dressings (HCD), was introduced at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care.1 The unique action of this dressing (Drawtex Hydroconductive Wound Dressing, SteadMed Medical, LLC, Fort Worth,...

  In today’s medical environment, it is necessary to get the most out of the products we have at hand. When we can find a tool that can be utilized in many ways and still be cost effective, we need to take advantage of it. One such product is...

  Wound bed preparation is the management of a wound in order to accelerate endogenous healing or to facilitate the effectiveness of other therapeutic measures.1 The concept wound bed preparation has evolved to provide a systematic approach...

  The concept of wound bed preparation provides a systematic approach to removing the barriers to wound healing and enhancing the effects of wound therapies.1 An effective product for wound bed preparation needs to facilitate removal of...

  Tracheostomies, which may be acute or chronic, are indicated for different conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); bacterial, viral, or fungal pneumonia; smoke inhalation; and head injury,1 to name a few. The...

  The process of aging results in drier, thinner skin that has less natural moisturization and is prone to injury.1 Edema fluid inactivates oleic and linoleic acid in the skin, making it susceptible to streptococcal invasion and cellulitis.2...

  Wound healing is the result of dynamic interactive processes that begin at the moment of wounding and involve soluble mediators, many cell types, and extracellular matrices.1 When a wound proceeds through an orderly and timely reparative...