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Aveiro, and Maria Guedes, a specialist in tissue viability at the Duorum Saúde Clinic, about the opportunities and obstacles that lie ahead in bringing NPWT to more patients.
26 Good pressure makes for better wound closure Smith & Nephew
29 Celebrating 30 years of innovation Solventum
31 Staying on your feet Diabetic foot ulcers are the biggest cause for hospital admission for people with diabetes, and even when patients receive the optimum standard of care, not all ulcers heal properly. Topical oxygen therapy is emerging as a promising new adjunct to therapy, with scope to heal wounds that standard treatments cannot. So what might it mean for health systems and the patients affected? Abi Millar speaks to podiatrists Dr Paul Chadwick and Dr Windy Cole to find out.
Critical care
34 Unrelenting pressure Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a major concern worldwide as far as hospital- acquired complications go in the ICU and have a significant impact on both patient outcomes and
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healthcare systems. With such a significant impact on quality of life and increased mortality risk for patients, the prevention and management of pressure ulcers are incredibly important. So why are PUs still a major concern for ICUs? Tal Abdulrazaq finds out what preventative interventions are needed in ICUs to avert PUs in critically ill patients.
Operating room technology
38 Training the surgeons of tomorrow Virtual reality (VR) is commonly associated with video games, but
what about using the technology to enter a virtual operating room and simulate surgery? Traditional training is progressively becoming more difficult; from expensive equipment to the time it takes to set up in-person training for surgeons, VR allows for surgical teams to scrub in from anywhere and learn firsthand the skills they need to perform in an operating room. Monica Karpinski speaks to experts to find out how VR is revolutionising the operating room.
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