Venous Ulcers

by the WoundSource Editors A venous leg ulcer (VLU) is caused by vein disease that primarily affects older adults. As a prevalent problem among older patients, providing care for individuals with V...

By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD An interesting article in JAMA Internal Medicine (February 2015) by doctors from Massachusetts, Maryland and California (A.B. Jena, M.D. lead author) analyzed mortality a...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Wound care diagnostics includes examination of wounds for the purpose of wound classification. Why does it matter? It matters because treatment varies g...

By Bruce E. Ruben MD A non-healing wound is generally defined as a wound that will not heal within four weeks. If a wound does not heal within this usual time period, the cause is usually found in ...