More than 50% of all cancer patients receive some form of radiotherapy for tumor control preoperatively, postoperatively, or as sole treatment. Radiation-induced wounds are a concern for patients and practitioners. Current research investigating alternative treatment strategies offers the hope of improved wound healing and enhanced quality of life for patients with these wounds. This paper revi...

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Honey is primarily a herbal product with some modifications that are made by the bees that process the nectar or sap collected from the plants to store as honey. The types of phytochemicals present in a honey depend on the plant source of the honey. The hydrogen peroxide that is formed in honey by an enzyme the bees add, and sometimes also particular phytochemicals from the nectar or sap, give ...

FRANS MEULENEIRE Wound Care Specialist, AZ St Elisabeth, Wound Care and Diabetic Foot Centre, Zottegem, Belgium The Avance Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system (Mölnlycke Health Care) is easy to use, lightweight, and portable. The system promotes patient mobility and is minimally obtrusive. In this series of case studies, the author looks at the use of the Avance NPWT system, using eit...

20 Wounds UK The costs associated with wound care are considerable and a lack of standardised education approaches and policies compound this cost and contribute to increased morbidity and mortality of patients (Harding and Boyce, 1998). In Ireland, there are currently no standardised policies or strategies for the provision of wound care. The UK and many European countries, by contrast, have w...

While report of animal bites contaminating wounds is reported commonly, direct wound contamination with squirrel flesh has never been reported in the literature. The patient suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound that drove squirrel flesh and buck shot deep within his right buttock. This case outlines his hospital course and wound treatment. The patient was treated with ten days of...