Management of the acute burn wound: an overview
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Acute burn wounds are managed similarly to other severe wounds, with the goals of minimizing infection and scar tissue, keeping the wound moist, and protecting surrounding tissue from trauma. Some facilities use hydrotherapy or immersion. Wound depth and location dictate whether to use synthetic, biologic, or biosynthetic dressings. Most full-thickness burns are treated with skin or cultured skin substitute grafts.
Publication Name: Advances in Wound Care: The Journal for Prevention and Healing
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 1076-2191
Year: 1997
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Looking to the future of diabetic wound care
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The management of diabetic patients needs to involve health care workers from many disciplines. Some centers that use this multidisciplinary approach have been able to reduce their amputation rate by 50% to 85%. New methods are needed to test the skin on the feet to detect neuropathy. There are thousands of products on the market to treat diabetic wounds but many have not been properly evaluated.
Publication Name: Advances in Wound Care: The Journal for Prevention and Healing
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 1076-2191
Year: 1998
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