Wound Care
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What is pyoderma gangrenosum? Health Insights - 23-01-2017
Pyoderma gangrenous (PG) is an extremely rare skin condition characterised by painful sores on the surface of the skin, commonly found on the leg. Only 3-10 cases per million
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What is necrotising fasciitis? Health Insights - 23-01-2017
Necrotising Fasciitis is defined as a rapidly spreading serious bacterial skin infection. It is a rare disease amongst the healthy and will kill you if not treated. Commonly
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What is calciphylaxis? Health Insights - 17-01-2017
Calciphylaxis falls into the class of ischemic wounds and occurs mostly in patients undergoing hemodialysis. It is a rare syndrome where blood vessels calcify losing their
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What are venous stasis ulcers? Health Insights - 23-01-2017
Venous stasis ulcers, also known as venous insufficiency ulcerations are shallow wounds that form as a result of malfunctioning venous valves usually in the legs. Up to 80-90%
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What are vasculitic ulcers? Health Insights - 17-01-2017
Vasculitis is a collective term given to the range of diseases caused by inflammation of the blood vessels. Vascular system is the term given to intricate system of blood
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What are ischemic wounds? Health Insights - 17-01-2017
Ischemic wounds occur as a result of blocked blood supply to vascular beds in the body. Most often these types of wounds form on the legs, feet and toes. In particular they
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What are diabetic foot ulcers? Health Insights - 23-01-2017
People diagnosed with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing foot sores or ulcers. These ulcers are the result of mismanagement of diabetes. There are a number of
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What are arterial ulcers? Health Insights - 17-01-2017
Arterial ulcers are also known as ischemic ulcers or wounds, and occur typically in the ankles. These ulcers are caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD) and are also found
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This new gel can make you step bleeding instantly HealthTimes - 24-06-2015
For generations stitches have been to go to solution for bleeding and wound closure, that is, until now! In this video Ted fellow and inventor Joe Landolina, talks about
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Surgical Wounds - Part 3: Surgical wound dehiscence and enterocutaneous fistula Bonnie Fraser - 12-05-2015
This is the last article in my series on postoperative surgical wound complications. Part 2 introduced a variety of complications including surgical site infections (SSIs).
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Benchmarque launch new course in Wound Management HealthTimes - 14-03-2017
The Benchmarque Group is excited to announce the launch of our Wound Management Program. The Wound Management Program (Complex Issues and Management) offers successful

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