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, ...

Wounds are a very common injury and irrigation is crucial for preventing infection. Wound irrigation removes bacterial contaminates, in addition to clearing the wound of any debris or dirt. In the ...

Time management is vital in health fields, and it can impact modalities and areas of medicine that extend to wound care. Proper time management can mean the difference between a quick recovery and ...

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.

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.

Wound healing is the process that the skin goes through as it repairs damage from wounds. There are three main types of wound healing, known as primary, secondary, and tertiary wound healing. Every ...

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 ...