March 2019 – Caroline Fife, MD

Too Bloody Likely

I’m suspicious that they are just OOZING, and I think that impacts healing. What do you think?

Starved for attention?

Lymphatic fluid begins draining out of the PERI-WOUND area after a cleaning the area caused a minute abrasion.

Poison Ivy – treated with topical and systemic steroids… and a doctor’s excuse for hiring a yard crew.

Allow my assistant to demonstrate the ease with which they may be applied….so why don’t more people who treat venous patients know about this option?

When we evaluated 106,272 wounds, evidence of infection/bioburden was associated with a decreased likelihood of healing in all wound types.