Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles
The Use of Collagen Dressings in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Case Series
Publication Title
Wounds
Publisher
HMP Communications, LLC
ISSN
1044-7946
Publication Date
8-2011
Keywords
Chronic Ulcer, Non-Healing Wounds, Appropriate Interventions, Plan of Care, Improved Potential for Healing Outcomes, Collagen Dressings
Abstract
The presence of a chronic ulcer presents a challenge to clinicians in long-term care while being both a physical and psychological burden to the residents and their families. Dressings play an important adjunctive role in concert with overall efforts to manage the underlying causes of chronic, non-healing wounds. With more than 2000 dressings and a variety of treatment protocols available, chronic wound management is as much an art as it is science. Each wound requires a unique combination of dressings that is matched to the needs of the patient and the clinical presentation of the wound. Treatment often depends on the skill level of the clinician and the ability to develop appropriate interventions and plan of care. This retrospective series of four case studies serves to demonstrate the improved potential for healing outcomes when collagen dressings are used appropriately.
Volume
23
Issue
8
First Page
243
Last Page
251
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Mehraein, Fereshteh; Yandell, Pam; Korzendorfer, Holly; Hettrick, Heather; Vaughn, Misty; and Gokoo, Chuck, "The Use of Collagen Dressings in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Case Series" (2011). Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles. 27.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_facarticles/27
