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Chronic Wound Symptoms:
A chronic wound is typically a break in the skin or tissue that has not healed properly after 30 days. Symptoms that are typical in a chronic wound are:
- Swelling
- Redness
- Unpleasant smell
- Fluid discharge
- Severe pain
- Extreme itchiness
- Bleeding
- Fever
- Warmth
Chronic Wound Risk Factors:
Common conditions that contribute to chronic wounds include:
- Diabetes
- Poor circulation
- Limited mobility
- Repeated trauma to the wound area
- Vascular diseases
- Edema
- Bacterial infection
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Poor nutrition
Chronic Wound Treatment Options
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Chronic wound treatment typically involves negative pressure wound therapy. Negative pressure pumps utilize vacuum-like equipment to encourage your wound to heal. The types of injuries that benefit from this treatment include:
- First- and second-degree burns
- Diabetic, venous, arterial, and pressure ulcers
- At-risk surgical wounds
Lincare offers user-friendly kits, educational resources, and specialty dressing options to make performing wound care at home simple and effective.
Specialty Dressings and Wound Care Supplies
Often with wound care, you'll need specific dressings to aid in the healing process. Lincare offers a wide array of specialty dressings, collagens, silvers, alginates and even basics such as gauze, tape, and bandages.How Lincare Can Help
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Hear more from Lincare patientsDevices We Provide Include
Cork Medical Nisus®
Genadyne® XLR8 Plus NPWT Pump
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Pharmacy
Lincare Pharmacy Services delivers your medications straight to your home when you need them.
Enteral Therapy
Our comprehensively trained dieticians help feed those who can't consume the calories they need.
Long-Term Care
For residents with chronic breathing disorders, our long-term care services may help them achieve a higher health-related quality of life.
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