A wound is a disruption of tissue integrity due to any external cause. Wounds are of 2 types: acute and chronic.
Acute wounds are wounds caused by some causes such as abrasions, burns and cuts and usually heal within 3-4 weeks. Chronic wounds, on the other hand, are long-term or permanent wounds caused by conditions such as bed dependency, vascular insufficiency, diabetes and do not heal for 6-8 weeks.
It is very important to care for wounds on the body after surgery or due to injuries and various diseases with dressings at regular intervals.
Dressing and wound care should be carried out by a professional wound care team. Otherwise, it should not be forgotten that unconscious practices in this regard may harm the area where the wound is located and general health.
In home wound care service; the number and frequency of dressings to be made according to the condition of the wound is determined by the expert wound care team.
The aim of home wound care is to determine the type and treatment of the wound, to find the causes that prevent the wound from healing, to eliminate these causes as much as possible and to provide a suitable environment for the wound to heal. Another task of the wound care team providing home health care is to prevent new wounds by educating the relatives and caregivers of these patients, who are mostly bedridden.
Our home dressing and wound care service areas, which are carried out with multidisciplinary approaches, are listed as follows:
Non-healing wounds after surgery
Arterial insufficiency wound (wounds due to occlusive vascular disease)
Venous insufficiency wounds (varicose veins)
Radiation damage wound
Pressure sores / pressure ulcers / decubitis (wounds on the back and buttocks caused by immobility)
Diabetic foot / diabetic ulcer wound
Diagnosis and treatment procedures are performed in many areas such as acute and chronic wounds
*Bedridden patients also need to prevent the formation of bedsores and regular care of existing wounds. Our expert team, which carries out dressing and wound care at home, also provides the necessary training to the relatives and caregivers of patients in this situation. In this way, the opening of new wounds can be prevented.
