Oliverio Jon, Gero Elizabeth, Whitacre Katie Lyn, Rankin Jodi
Jon Oliverio, DPM, ABPS, ABPOPPM, ACCWS, is a Staff Podiatric Physician, Summa Barberton Citizens Hospital, Barberton, Ohio. Elizabeth Gero, DPM, was a Podiatry Resident, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Ohio, when the manuscript was written and is now a Wound Care/Infectious Disease Fellow, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio. Katie Lyn Whitacre, BSN, RN, WCC, OMS, is a Nurse, Wound Therapy and Ostomy Management, Summa Barberton Citizens Hospital, Barberton, Ohio. Jodi Rankin, RD, LD, CNSC, is a Clinical Dietitian, Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital, Wadsworth, Ohio. The authors have disclosed they have no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted March 27, 2014; accepted in revised form May 7, 2014.
Adv Skin Wound Care. 2016 Feb;29(2):65-72. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000473132.88076.af.
There has been a dramatic rise in the incidence of wounds in the United States. Chronic wounds are not only difficult and costly to treat, but also have a devastating impact on the patients, caregivers, and on society as a whole. Many factors influence the etiology of wounds. The goal of this article is to educate all types of healthcare providers on the evaluation process and the various available treatment options of chronic wounds. With the information presented in this article, providers will be able to achieve faster healing and hopefully decrease the total number of chronic and debilitating wounds.
在美国,伤口的发病率急剧上升。慢性伤口不仅治疗困难且成本高昂,还会对患者、护理人员以及整个社会造成毁灭性影响。许多因素会影响伤口的病因。本文的目的是让各类医疗服务提供者了解慢性伤口的评估过程以及各种可用的治疗选择。通过本文提供的信息,医疗服务提供者将能够实现更快的愈合,并有望减少慢性和使人衰弱的伤口总数。