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Clinical pathway for an efficient wound care

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Yu-Tsung Chen , Chang-Cheng Chang 3,4
1,2
1 Department of Dermatology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taipei, China.
2 School of Public Health, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taipei, China.
3 Aesthetic Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taipei, China.
4 School of Medicine, China Medical University , Taichung 404, Taipei, China.
Correspondence to: Prof. Chang-Cheng Chang, Aesthetic Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taipei, China.
E-mail: changcc1975@gmail.com.

How to cite this article: Chen YT, Chang CC. Clinical pathway for an efficient wound care center. Plast Aesthet Res 2016;3:375-7.
Article history: Received: 30-11-2015 Accepted: 30-12-2015 Published: 20-12-2016

Dr. Chang-Cheng Chang is a well-known microvascular reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgeon. He is the
founder of both Wound Care Center and Aesthetic Medical Center in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia Yi, in
2010. Dr. Chang had focused his studies on wound care and aesthetic laser medicine, and had published several
papers which has proven to help increase treatment outcome in the past five years. He also works closely with the
Wound Care Center team which further comprises of plastic surgeons, cardiovascular and metabolic physicians,
rehabilitation specialists, social workers, nursing specialists and coordinators. Until present, he has published 22
peer-review scientific articles and authored one book chapter. Dr. Chang has also given numerous lectures at
various international societies and centers and received national honorable awards. He is now serving as the head
in Aesthetic Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taipei, China.

INTRODUCTION different departments in the hospital can keep tracing
the patients’ condition in the same pre-existing unit of
Chronic wound significantly influence patients’ quality the healthcare system. In addition to improving the
of life, but wound care procedures can vary between quality of wound care, the establishment of a wound
hospitals. Wound management difficulties can be care center will not only improve patients’ pain and
attributed to lack of standardized protocol, well- activities of daily life, but also achieve biopsychosocial
integrated multidisciplinary team, and specific wound healthcare, an approach believed to have positive
care unit. An establishment of wound care center can effects on reducing costs and relieving the burden on
help to solve above difficulties with providing wound the healthcare system.
management service.
WOUND MANAGEMENT DIFFICULTIES
The efficient 3-step wound management pathway
has the advantage that all involved specialists from The goals of wound management service are to treat

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