The use of a pure native collagen dressing for wound bed preparation prior to use of a living bi-layered skin substitute

Management of chronic wounds in the outpatient setting is quite challenging. The extensive co-morbid medical problems of the chronically ill patient along with the complexities of the wound bed and its biochemical environment has led to a plethora of patients with poor wound healing. This ever increasing population is a challenge for the wound care practitioner and cost to the healthcare system and patient.Increased wound chronicity has promulgated the use of advanced wound care products, including Living Skin Substitutes (LSS), in an attempt to obtain wound closure, and ultimately both physiological and functional healing [1-3].

Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - April 15, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: Naz Wahab, Martha Roman, Debashish Chakravarthy, Tammy Luttrell Source Type: research