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Worldwide Wound Management, 2009-2018

Wound management demands globally are as considerable as the range and diversity of therapeutic options to deal with them. Surgical, traumatic, burn, ulcer and other wound types are highly prevalent, growing in caseload and expensive when they fail to promptly heal.  New products are steadily impacting the market, while development continues on many fronts including [...]

Prevalence of dermal applications for sealants and glues

Skin securement has always been an essential final step in surgical procedures. In early years, the skin surface was sutured; in recent years a number of advances have been made, including new tapes, sutures, staples, hemostats, and glues.
Burns
Approximately 24,000 burn victims in the United States received skin grafts every year. These represent the very worst [...]

Wound Management: Wound Prevalance, Treatment Trends

From Report #S245, “Wound Management, 2007-2016: Established and Emerging Products, Technologies and Markets in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Rest of World,” published by MedMarket Diligence, LLC (November 2007).
Wound types fall into four general categories — surgical, traumatic, burns, and chronic — yet there is a wide variety of specific types, with different prevalence and [...]