Bed rest causes complications such as loss of muscle mass, strength and tone; soft tissue change, osteoporosis (bone demineralisation), degenerative joint disease, increased heart rate, decreased cardiac reserve, decreased venous flow, orthostatic hypotension with dysregulated sense of balance, increased risk of pulmonary infections, mental health problems, progressive increase…
Difference between acute and chronic osteomyelitis (bone infection) Acute osteomyelitis is usually detectable two weeks after infection has taken place. Only inflammation is seen. If acute osteomyelitis is detected and acted upon urgently, and if the antibiotics provided are effective against the infective microbe - i.e. if the…
A pressure ulcer or pressure sore was detected and treated for 2 months with UrgoTul initially and later UrgoTul and Flaminal. The wound did not heal but degraded into a deep infected, necrotic grade 4 pressure ulcer. Amicapsil-SCI was used and the extensive slough and exudate levels quickly…
At the time of starting treatment with Amicapsil-SCI, the pressure ulcer had been observed approximately two weeks earlier. The treatment use prior to Amicapsil-SCI was irrigation with saline, disinfection with Vashe, Medihoney in the wound bed, and covered with a Medipore dressing. Signs of a minor infection was…
Three year old English Mastiff develops an infection in the tail. The analysis shows that it is caused by a multi-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius – necrotizing fasciitis, also commonly called flesh-eating bacteria. Amputation is recommended, but the owner wants to try to save his dog's tail. SertaSil is sent…
A 4 month old Border Collie puppy had an inch of his tail removed after it was shut in a door. Following surgery, he developed an infection, the stitches broke and the wound deteriorated to the point of exposing the cartilage and bone on one side. The tip…
The dog was attacked while on a walk in the park and the end of the tail was bitten off (Day -3). Treatment with SertaSil was started Day 0 and healing achieved. On Day 11 after start of SertaSil, she managed to get to the wound scab and…
There are currently no effective treatments for wounds. With 2.3 million wounds in the UK in 2017, the annual direct costs of care reached £17.23 billion and are growing by 12% each year. A treatment, MPPT, has been developed and is available. By implementing this, the NHS could…
Wounds, Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance When a wound does not heal by itself, it is due to an infection. The severity of the infection depends, among other things, on the type of infection and on how old the wound is, i.e. how much the infection has been able…
Currently, there are 278 million annual wound dressing changes in UK primary care. Most dressing changes include the use of wound cleaning solutions and dressings, which for infected wounds frequently contain chemical antimicrobials such as e.g. polyaminopropyl biguanide aka polyhexamethylene biguanide aka PHMB aka polyhexanide aka polihexanide, chlorhexidine,…