Our Mobile Unit has the ability to add individual treatments, perform detailed assessments, and schedule follow-ups.
The nurse of the Mobile Unit takes pictures of the patient’s wound on regular basis and sends them to the Specialist (Dr. Karatzias) who can assess the progress of the wound and advise both patient and home caretaker without being present most of the times.
Thus, early symptoms of complications such as infections could be diagnoses quickly, avoiding degeneration of patient’s health and the need for surgical procedures such as amputations due to long-term ineffective care.

 

• Primary Intention - most clean surgical wounds and recent traumatic injuries are managed by primary closure. The edges of the wounds are approximated with sterile strips, glue, sutures and/or staples. Minimal loss of tissue and scarring results.

 

• Delayed Primary Intention - is defined as the surgical closure of a wound 3 -5 days after the thorough cleansing or debridement of the wound bed.  We use for traumatic wounds, and contaminated surgical wounds.

 

• Secondary intention - occurs slowly by granulation, contraction and re-epithelialisation and results in scar formation. Most commonly we use it for pressure Injuries, leg ulcers and open discharging  wounds

 

• Skin Graft - removal of partial or full thickness segment of skin from its blood supply and transplanting it to another site to speed up healing and reduce the risk of infection.

 

• Flap - is a surgical relocation of skin and underlying structures to repair a wound.

Our team carefully re-assesses each and every wound with every dressing change to ensure the most appropriate products are used.

Preparing a Wound Bed:
 

• For a person with a Chronic Wound, we first treat the Cause (the causes and co-factors affecting healing). Regarding the patient, our main concerns are the adherence to the pre-settled plan of care, quality of life and the family (caregiver).
• Local wound care – debridement, inflammation and infection control and moisture balance.
• Edge of the wound – active therapies, biological agents, skin grafting.
• For a person with a Chronic Wound, we first treat the Cause (the causes and co-factors affecting healing). Regarding the patient, our main concerns are the adherence to the pre-settled plan of care, quality of life and the family (caregiver).
• Local wound care – debridement, inflammation and infection control and moisture balance.
• Edge of the wound – active therapies, biological agents, skin grafting.