Tag: chronic venous insufficiency

The Use of an Antimicrobial Moisture Management Dressing Paired With a Gellable Fiber Technology under a Two-layer Compression System

in the Treatment of Heavily Exudating VLUs Improves Clinical Outcomes and Cost Savings

 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care 2021

Introduction: Chronic venous insufficiency is the 7th most common chronic disease and is the underlying cause of 95% of leg ulcers1. Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are difficult to treat and even with proper care can take a minimum of 12 weeks to heal2. VLUs are a clinical challenge because they are notoriously heavily draining wounds. This drainage contributes to the formation of excessive bioburden, devitalized tissue, and microorganisms, all which prolong wound healing. In order to effectively manage VLU exudate it is not uncommon to change dressings 3 or more times weekly. More frequent dressing changes increase the overall cost of care and may further contribute to delayed wound healing … read more

Seeking Advice Can Be The Foundation of Optimal Wound Care

I purchased a rental home that needed an extensive renovation from the get-go 15 years ago. This same house recently required a complete re-renovation due to extensive moisture damage. I am someone who loves a good challenge, and so I gutted this property not only because it was necessary to make the home livable, but because I was in search of answers as to the “what,” “where,” “why,” and “how” everything came to be. As of this writing, my work on the house is (at least for the time being) finished, the result is better than I had expected, and I believe future problems will be prevented. During this long and physically, emotionally, and financially painful journey, which turned up everything from sluggish and corroded galvanized pipes to rain-damaged structures, many questions were raised in my mind that seemed all too familiar to the questions I ask myself while working as a healthcare clinician, such as: How often do we truly get to the underlying cause of our patients’ problems? How many of us are willing to make superficial “repairs” while forgoing the opportunity to “fix” the deeper, serious issues at large? Are we always willing to ask for help when we are unsure of what the best thing for a particular patient may be?

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