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Does Smoking Adversely Impact the Wound Healing Process?

Smoking disrupts the normal wound healing process, It reduce oxygen levels & cause serious health issues. https://goo.gl/Rufrc8<br>

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Does Smoking Adversely Impact the Wound Healing Process?

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  2. www.woundemr.com • Inflammatory • Proliferative • Maturation • Remodeling According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. Smoking causes various kinds of health issues. Delayed wound healing is one among these. Any amount of smoking can delay the wound healing process. The wound healing process comprises different stages:

  3. www.woundemr.com As cigarettes contain harmful substances such as carbon monoxide, nicotine and cyanide derivatives, these can negatively influence these healing stages. Burns, infections, scratching, or surgery can result in wounds. To heal after surgery, oxygen is needed for your tissues. The smoking habit reduces the supply of oxygen to the affected region, thus delaying the process of wound healing.

  4. www.woundemr.com How Smoking Impacts Wound Healing Causing infections in the wounded area Reducing the levels of vitamin C that is vital for healing Reducing cell proliferation and migration across the wound bed Affecting macrophage activity Reducing epithelialization and wound contraction Obstructing oxygenation of the wound Weakening the immune system Decreasing blood flow to the extremities

  5. www.woundemr.com Why You Should Quit Smoking Smoking has a great negative effect on the wound healing process, but quitting before undergoing a surgery can have benefits that last. Here are the benefits Improves surgical outcomes Reduces post-surgical wound complications Reduces the time it takes for the wound to heal

  6. www.woundemr.com Accurate wound assessment plays a vital role in determining the appropriate management of a wound to promote healing. While documenting non-healing wounds, nurses at wound clinics should also document the patient’s smoking history along with health history, current and past medications, wound size, location, infection and pain. Here comes the importance of using wound care software programs, which can assist clinical settings with accurate and faster documentation of patient records.

  7. www.woundemr.com CONTACT WoundWizard® provides you with total wound care solutions management program. WoundEMR™ line of electronic medical record software is ideal for long term care facilities, hospitals, wound care centers and healthcare facilities. WoundWizard® 941 McLean Avenue, Suite 387 Yonkers, NY 10704 Tel : 855-WOUNDWIZARD 855-968-6394 Fax: 208-279-8681

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