IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WOUND CARE: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE IN INDIA

The pandemic outbreak has had a negative impact on the wound care and treatment methods, including limited access to the general physician, hospitalization, and diagnostic processes. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant reduction in hospital admissions due to a lack of beds. However, the pandemic is not all bad. It gave rise to newer treatment solutions, including at-home wound care. Let’s look at both sides of the coin while discussing the impacts of the pandemic outbreak on wound care. The Good The pandemic gave rise to wound care at the comfort of one's home. Clinics adapt to flexible wound care solutions to treat patients in this new home environment, thus increasing satisfaction rates and ease of medical access, especially for elderly patients. People who are disabled or suffer from multiple comorbidities during the pandemic outbreak require at-home treatments now more than ever. They can be treated at home, thus saving travel time and eliminating the risks of contracting the virus due to public transport. Since wound care and other treatments were readily available to people on just a phone call or a simple appointment booking procedure on the healthcare provider’s website, they could easily avoid the risks of stepping out to see the doctor. Today, telemedicine facilities are widely made available to patients across the globe.