BATH, England, Nov. 16 (UPI) --Testing for infection with burn patients can be slow and increases the risk for further infection. A wound dressing that reacts to infection by changing color could help ...

This article, the second in a two-part series on asepsis, provides a step-by-step guide to using an aseptic technique to change a simple wound dressing, applying the principles of asepsis discussed in ...

New, easily prepared materials promote more rapid healing of wounds in laboratory animals than conventional dressings do, researchers report. The new films ultimately could quicken the recovery of ...

Most people think of wound care as a simple routine: clean the cut, apply something to it, and wait for it to heal. This approach works for very minor injuries, but it often falls short for anything ...

A few years back, Mary Madison’s husband developed a pressure injury caused by sitting for long periods behind the wheel of a city bus. Her many years as a long-term care director of nursing and most ...

Key words: wound healing, wound care, wound dressing, chronic wounds A wound may be defined as any disruption of the integrity of skin, mucous membrane or organ tissue. A distinction is made between ...

In a study led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Levent Beker from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Koç University, researchers ...