Dr Parmenas Oroko, Orthopedic Surgeon, and Dr Samora Maranya, Orthopedic resident,at Aga Khan Hospital examine Fredrick Kalama from Transzoia County who is suffering from chronic wounds. [File, ...

Antiseptic strategies occupy a central role in modern wound care by directly reducing microbial colonisation, preventing biofilm formation and promoting tissue repair without systemic toxicity.

Diabetes significantly complicates the wound healing process through multiple mechanisms that work against the body’s natural recovery abilities. High blood glucose levels damage blood vessels, ...

A few years back, Mary Madison’s husband developed a pressure injury caused by sitting for long periods behind the wheel of a city bus. Her many years as a long-term care director of nursing and most ...

Many other factors can impede the ability of wounds to heal. In 2002, a wound consensus group developed the TIME guidelines for the treatment of chronic wounds. The components of this mnemonic are ...

Comprehensive and multidisciplinary clinical approaches to chronic wound care are important to the management of wounds in older adults, according to a recent review. Older adults are at a higher risk ...

Despite 76% of patients referred for home health care being denied in 2022 (a 22% increase from 2019), we know health care is moving home with an increase in HHA referral volumes by 11% since 2020.

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become a central tool in modern wound care, helping clinicians manage complex wounds, support graft survival, and reduce postoperative infection risk.

Authors review the indications and contraindications, as well as the risks and benefits, of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic wound management. Wounds that fail to proceed through the normal phases ...