Surgical Wounds

A Prospective Comparison of Two Post-Operative dressings in the treatment of surgical incisions in healthy volunteers

Introduction: Surgical site infections are one of the leading causes of post-operative morbidity and mortality worldwide. The ideal post-operative dressing protects the wound from bacteri...

05/26/2022

Portable NPWT unit successfully treats a large complicated abdominal surgical dehiscence after laparotomy

INTRODUCTION: In the last decade, the number of patients treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) addressing surgical wound dehiscence has increased to one of the top applicati...

08/19/2021

Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (d-NPWT) for Small-to-Medium Sized Wounds Including Surgical Wounds, Wound Dehiscence, and Diabetic Foot Ulcerations

Purpose: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is a commonly used modality to treat wounds. NPWT helps promote wound healing by decreasing edema, removal of tissue debris and exudate. Tr...

08/19/2021

From the Editor

Medicare (Non) Coverage for Debridement: The WPS LCD and What We Really Need to Worry About

11/06/2019

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

A new Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for debridement does not include diabetic foot ulcers in the list of conditions for which debridement is covered. However, the real omission may be “the wounds with no name.” Wisconsin Physicians...

A new Local Coverage...

11/06/2019

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Pressure Injuries

What Really Causes Pressure Ulcers and How Can We Prevent Them?

11/05/2019

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

This author shares a story of a pressure ulcer that occurred during an unrelated surgery and theorizes that some pressure ulcers are due to angiosomal ischemia and not localized pressure. You can’t get the right prevention in place if you...

This author shares a story of a...

11/05/2019

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Coding

Wound vs. Ulcer: Selecting the Correct Diagnosis Code

08/02/2019

Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA

Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. However, HMP and the author do not represent, guarantee, or warranty that coding, coverage, and...

Information regarding coding,...

08/02/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

The Impact of Tacrolimus in Lower Extremity Surgical Wounds

Introduction: Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant used in solid organ transplantation. Tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor, affects T-cell activation, and it is conceivable that Tacro...

05/17/2019