Atypical and Complex Wounds

By Martin D. Vera LVN, CWS As we move forward in our continuation of lower extremity wounds, we will now turn our attention to arterial wounds. In my previous post, we discussed challenges with ven...

Christine Miller, DPM, DMM, PhD, FACCWS One of the most difficult aspects of patient care is dealing with non-compliance. How do we help those who refuse to help themselves? This question is very c...

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, DAPWCA, FACCWS, CLTC – Wound Educator With the millions of people living with chronic wounds, there are also millions of people living with cardiovascular di...

By Aletha Tippett MD Many have never heard of diabetic foot complications Charcot foot, or at least don't know what it is. If you care for individuals with diabetes who have neuropathy, you almost ...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN Bloggers usually do not begin their discussion by admitting they are not well versed in the topic they have selected for their blog. But I openly admit...

By Ryan Cummings, FNP, CWS Although the impact of depression on all aspects of health and healing is well known and has been researched in progressively greater detail over the last decade, the rol...

By Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN Have you noticed the tissue trauma that occurs to the posterior aspect of the scrotum? It appears like road rash, partial tissue loss, and denudation. Many t...

In this interview from SAWC Spring 2023, Greg Patterson, MD, FACS, DABS, CWS and Mary Ann Obst, RN BSN, CWON, CCRI describe how to treat a trauma patient from a multidisciplinary point of view. ...

A recent case presented in a poster at SAWC emphasizes the unique nature of traumatic, full-thickness wounds. Full-thickness wounds due to trauma, especially those left out to the open for extended pe...

By Cathy Wogamon, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CWON, CFCN Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone that usually requires surgical intervention. What about the patient who presents with comorbidities that pre...