Muchos tratamientos en heridas requieren mayor rigurosidad cientifica

Many People Suffer From Chronic Wounds Without Science-Backed Treatments.

In a 2,000-word article, Kaiser Health News (8/1, Taylor) reports that 6.5 million patients in the US suffer from chronic wounds, and Medicare is estimated to spend over $25 billion per year on treatment, but there is little scientific evidence that shows the treatments used are effective. For example, the Department of Health and Human Services conducted a "review of 10,000 studies examining treatment of leg wounds known as venous ulcers" and "found that only 60 of them met basic scientific standards." The article reports that businesses "have stepped in with products that the FDA permits to come to market without the same rigorous clinical evidence as pharmaceuticals."

Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock

Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

4000-1054

2208-8206

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