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Best in Class: Scottsdale Wound Management Guide
Comprehensive pocket handbook offers differential diagnosis and treatment options at your fingertips
Malvern, PA (June 8, 2009) – Proper wound care management has become one of the top concerns for many clinicians across various medical specialties. Treatment is specific to the wound type, the patient and the long-term care plan and requires ongoing assessment. Read More
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Managing the Diabetic Foot: A Clinical and Economic View Complimentary Archived Webcast
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- SAWC/WHS Spring 2010Start Date:April 17, 2010End Date:April 20, 2010
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Aeromonas hydrophila bacterium is found in all freshwater environments as well as brackish, chlorinated, and unchlorinated water.1 The bacterium is both a gram-negative rod and a facultative anaerobe. The bacterium is about 0.3–1.0 µm in diameter and 1.0–3.5 µm in length.
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Since its introduction, vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.C.® Therapy™, KCI, San Antonio,Tex) therapy has proven to be an adequate and noninvasive method in the treatment of complicated wounds.1,2 Vacuumassisted closure can be used in the treatment of many types of chronic wounds, such as venous stasis ulcers, pressure ulcers, dehisced surgical wounds, arterial and diabetic ulcers, and a wide variety of miscellaneous, long-existing wounds.3–5 Although complications related to its use are rare; localized superficial skin irritation is th
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EUROPEAN WOUND CARE MARKET PROJECTS EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
According to an analysis by Frost & Sullivan (London, England), the $1.1 billion European wound care market is slated to grow an annual average of 10%–12% from 2003 through 2009. This growth is expected as a result of traditional dressing and advanced wound care dressing markets. Growth in the advanced dressing market is projected to outstrip that of the traditional market, powering overall revenues to an estimated $2 billion by 2009.
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Smith & Nephew Introduces Postoperative Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing
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The human amniotic membrane has been used as a biological dressing for skin burns,wounds, and chronic leg ulcers. Its therapeutic effects have been attributed to its ability to promote epithelialization, inhibit fibrosis, and act as an antimicrobial agent.1 Human amniotic membrane products currently on the market, including Amniograft® and Prokera™ (Bio- Tissue Inc, Miami, Fla), are frozen with intact cellular structure, associated growth factors, and cytokines.
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Surgical infections (SIs) are infections of the tissues, organs or spaces, exposed by surgeons during performance of an invasive procedure. The development of SIs is related to 3 factors; the degree of microbial contamination of the wound during surgery, the duration of the procedure and host factors, such as diabetes, malnutrition, obesity, immunosuppression, and the number of other underlying disease states.1
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CME Showcase
"Current Concepts In Healing Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcerations"
A Complimentary On-Demand CE/CME Webcast This activity is supported by an educational grant from Advanced Biohealing. To access this Webcast, visit www.naccme.com/program/n-550/ |
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