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Article: Collagen dressings gain favor among clinicians.
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- Wound Care
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
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Collagen dressings gain favor among clinicians
Rapid ingrowth cited
Collagen, the body's most prevalent protein, is proving its merits as a wound treatment in theory and in practice. Long associated with the body's healing processes, collagen has become a treatment of choice for some wound care professionals.
Clinicians at the South Shore Wound Healing Center in Miami Beach, FL, rely heavily on collagen dressings, says Rebecca Guttermuth, RN, CWS, clinical nurse manager. "We've found collagen to be extremely effective," she says, summing up the clinic's experience.
Bovine-derived collagen came into favor at South Shore when the ...