If you have any injury with open skin, you need to take care of it to avoid infection. Keeping a wound clean, washing your hands before touching it, and following any instructions from your doctor ...

Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a method of decreasing air pressure around a wound to assist the healing. It’s also referred to as negative pressure wound therapy. During a VAC procedure, a ...

How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, former vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. shares which CPT codes to use. Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used ...

Purulent drainage is a thick and milky discharge from a wound. It often indicates an infection and needs treatment as soon as possible. Regularly inspecting a wound is an integral part of the healing ...

Serosanguineous is the term used to describe discharge that contains both blood and a clear yellow liquid known as blood serum. Serosanguineous drainage is a type of wound drainage. Most physical ...

Serosanguinous drainage refers to the clear, thin, and pale red liquid that oozes from some wounds. It’s usually a sign that your wound is healing. Fluid that comes out of or drains from a wound is ...

At 35,000 feet — stacked underneath two other stretchers on a medical evacuation flight to the States — Army Master Sgt. John P. Souza is recovering from a blast wound suffered in Sadr City, Iraq. On ...