Advanced Wound Care Management Encourages Natural Healing Process
Advanced wound care management solutions are widely used by
healthcare professionals to treat more complex wounds. However, it is a
therapeutic approach to encourage effective wound healing process. Wound care
management uses the principle of moisture therapy that provides moisture
treatment to stimulate the natural healing process. Alginates, hydrogels,
hydrocolloids, and film/foam dressings are some of the products used in the
moist wound care therapy. Apart from maintaining hydrated environment, this
therapy also removes dead tissue, keeps the temperature consistent, allows flow
of oxygen, eases the pain associated with dressing changes, and protects the site
from exogenous infection.
Moreover, advanced wound care management products are highly
resistant to foreign particles and environmental inhibitors. Hydrocolloid
dressings, for instance, contain hydrophilic substances, which absorb bacteria,
dirt, fluids, and forming a protective gel mass. Furthermore, protection from
infection, relieve in pain, assistance in oxygenation, removal of dead tissues,
and maintenance of stable temperature around the wound are some of the major
focus areas of advanced wound care management.
With the growing geriatric population and increasing
prevalence of diabetes coupled with chronic wounds, the demand for advanced
wound care management is also increasing. Around 34.2 million people in the
United States have diabetes and around 88 million American have prediabetes,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Moreover,
the U.S. government estimated that the elderly population will be over 55
million by 2020, and chronic wounds will continue to be an increasingly
persistent problem in this population.
Wound care products are classified into traditional and
advanced wound care management products. Worldwide, traditional wound care
management products are more popular, in which healthcare professionals use
wound care products such as bandage rolls, dressings, and medical tapes to
protect the wound from external factors and infections. On contrary, advanced
wound care management products encourage the natural healing process and
maintain a conducive environment to protect the wound from external
environment.
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