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Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
These are the most frequently asked questions about the management of wound care.
Why is a special center for treating wounds necessary?
The Wound Care Center® treats patients who need specialized, aggressive care to treat their wounds. For these people, even minor lesions can lead to chronic, non-healing wounds with serious infection, gangrene and possible amputation. Severe, complex wounds require multi-disciplinary attention that frequently is not provided in other settings.
What are Wound Care Centers®?
Wound Care Centers® are outpatient treatment centers. The centers provide multi-disciplinary and comprehensive wound treatment programs integrating the most advanced wound care techniques, products and services.
How many people have chronic, non-healing wounds?
It is estimated that nearly 5 million Americans suffer from chronic wounds.
What are the causes of these wounds?
The majority of these wounds are the result of diabetes, immobilization or circulatory problems. Approximately 1.5 million people with non-healing wounds have diabetes. Another 2.5 million patients have pressure ulcers. This is a common side effect of spinal cord injury, arthritis and other conditions that require a patient to be bedridden (immobilization). Persons suffering from venous insufficiency (circulatory problems) account for another one half million patients. The rest have wounds that result from traumatic injury, non-healing surgical incisions and a variety of diseases.
What criteria defines a chronic, non-healing wound?
Basically a non-healing wound is one which has not shown significant improvement in four weeks, or completed healing in eight weeks.
How do I seek treatment?
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