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More And More Patients Are Using Pulse Lavage

By Rosella Campbell


Having a wound that has been created by undergoing an operation can be very sore. Not only will it be sore but also it needs a lot of care to prevent infection that will in turn slow down the healing process. The latest technology is the pulse lavage.

If there is, a lot of debridement to be done then there really is no use in putting the pressure of the hydrotherapy too low to prevent the patient from experiencing any pain, but no debridement takes place. This is why there are a few other options you can choose to prepare the wound for proper debridement and at the same time apply some pain control. This is how you do it.

If a wound is cared for properly, and an infection is treated as soon as it starts, then there is no reason why a wound should take long to heal. Getting a wound to heal fast will in turn also prevent any infections. This is something that will really work both ways.

About thirty minutes before you actually start the procedure you can give the patient a strong analgesic or pain killer, as it is also known. This can be given to the patient by means of a tablet, a suspension or even if needed, an injection. This would calm the patient down a little bit and then it will also prevent the patient from suffering from any pain during the procedure.

By having it done at a hospital or even at the doctor's surgery, you can be confident that the environment is clean, they know what they are doing, and they will have all the correct equipment to be able to perform these kinds of procedures. There are so many things that one needs to do to prepare both the patient and the wound before you can actually start with the mechanical hydrotherapy. To follow is the five most important tips that the clinically qualified person that will be performing the procedure needs to remember.

The next thing is looking after the wound and doing this kind of hydrotherapy if there is an infection in the wound. Infection in the wound can be very serious. If the infection is not treated, the wound can get bigger and the infection can even spread throughout the body. This is the most effective way to treat that kind of infection.

While you are, busy with the irrigation of the wound and you notice some kind of an infection you should let the doctor know that was originally treating the wound. The reason for this is so that they can prescribe an antibiotic. You need to tell the doctor that you are busy with this kind of treatment.

The doctor will then be able to give you the antibiotic that you can mix with the saline water and then apply it directly to the wound. By using this very direct approach and minimally invasive approach, you can treat the infection directly and this will also prevent the infection from spreading. They also say that by using this kind of approach you will decrease the bio burden on the top surface of that wound and you will also be able to remove the tissue that was infected what the infection.




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