Conditions and procedures
- Chronic wounds and venous leg ulcers
- Arterial and mixed ulcers
- Surgical, traumatic and lymphatic wounds
- Modern dressings and debridement
- Negative-pressure therapy, skin substitutes and grafting
Conditions
Venous, arterial, mixed and diabetic ulcers; pressure, surgical, traumatic, lymphatic/recurrent wounds.
Assessment
Wound measurement, circulation, oedema/infection; duplex/limb pressures; imaging or biopsy when indicated.
Treatment options
Cause treatment; dressings/debridement; infection control; compression after arterial assessment; revascularization; offloading; negative pressure; fish-skin/dermal matrices; autologous grafting.
Follow-up
Track healing, address pressure/oedema/nutrition; reassess stalled wounds.
Common questions
Antibiotics require clinical infection. Compression is not universally safe. Skin substitutes need adequate circulation/infection control and cannot guarantee closure.
When to seek help
Rapid deterioration, fever/confusion, black tissue, cold limb or uncontrolled bleeding: emergency care.
This is general information. Investigations and treatment require individual assessment. Do not wait for a routine booking if symptoms are sudden or severe.