CAUSES OF CHRONIC WOUNDS IN INDIA

Chronic or non-healing wounds can be extremely painful for the patients. Simply, a chronic wound is an open, deep wound that doesn’t heal properly within months and can cause serious complications such as infection or amputation, etc. thereby these wounds require advanced medical care & attention by wound care experts. Any acute wound can become a chronic wound if they don’t heal or become infected. So, all chronic wounds begin as an acute wound but when the wound doesn’t show any signs of recovery through a predictable rate of healing, it becomes a chronic wound. Generally, chronic wounds take more than four months to heal after initially being treated but if the healing process gets more delayed by four weeks, it is a case of a serious chronic wound. In this article, we will know what causes a chronic wound and what to do when any complications arise: What Causes Chronic Wounds? (Etiology of Chronic Wounds) Chronic wounds can occur due to several reasons. The most common reasons behind the development of chronic wounds include bacterial invasion, lack of blood supply, infection, or inappropriate treatment.