Many host impairments interfere with the healing trajectory of chronic wounds, but even when these are controlled, healing may fail to progress. There is a growing realization that bacterial bioburden, present in all chronic wounds, is a contributor to healing failure. Until recently, adequate tools to diagnose bioburden have been unavailable. While standard microbiology cultures could identify the organisms on the surface of the wound, in more than 80% of cases, they were unable to identify the organisms present in the bioburden1. We have conducted large numbers of studies revealing two important points about chronic wounds:
1) chronic wounds have polymicrobial infections, sometimes with dozens of microorganisms (bacteria and yeast) all existing as a cooperative community, and
2) this community often creates an extensive biofilm2-10.
Molecular diagnostics has allowed us to personalize the care of our wound patients, and dramatically improve our healing success rate.
Product Lines: 3 primary lines: Venturi negative pressure wound therapy; Multicom pneumatic compression devices for venous disorders and dvt prophylaxis, Quattro therapy pneumatic support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.
Products Used in the wound care clinic setting: Multicom compression therapy devices, Venturi NPWT
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Eric Topol says we’ll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine’s future — all helping to keep more of us out of hospital beds.
About Eric Topol
Eric Topol is a leading cardiologist who has embraced the [...]
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The burdensome process of collecting, analysing and reporting pressure ulcer outcome data has changed very little since its introduction some years ago; simply growing in complexity and frequency. Typically, prevalence audit has focused on the scale of negative outcomes i.e. number, severity, size, location and origin of the wound, while missing the opportunity to [...]
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Despite practical advantages (such as exudate management and reduced dressing changes) the adoption of topical negative pressure therapy (TNP) in home care may be restricted through logistical issues and a perception that the intervention is more expensive than the more traditionally utilised wound management products. This pilot study followed the experiences of 20 subjects with [...]
