ConvaTec , has announced the opening of an advanced Wound Clinic and Limb Salvage Centre’ in association with M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in Bengaluru.

With 15 per cent of India’s total diabetic population develops foot ulcers resulting in approximately 45,000 lower limb amputations annually, the US-based company saw the need to open the facility in India.

The clinic has state-of-art technologies essential for prevention and healing of chronic foot ulcers . it would not just control the limb salvage rate but assess for peripheral circulation and predict wound healing.

While inaugurating the wound clinic, Naresh Reddy, president, M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, said that the initiative with ConvaTec would be one of a kind venture that would create a specialty clinic focusing on Wound Management in the country. This synergy will initiate new benchmarks and best technological and medical trends in our country.

According to Anand Shirur, managing director, ConvaTec India & China the Advanced Wound Clinic would change the way foot ulcers are perceived and treated in India.”

“An upsurge in incidences of limb associated complications necessitates the requirement for wound management and centres. This initiative will enable us to expand footprint for the benefit of the people across the country and fulfill the tenets of care required for foot diseases, he added.

The clinic is a ray of hope for patients suffering from foot and limb associated diseases. Amputations and complications are preventable, provided appropriate diagnosis and management is done at the right stage and with the launch of this clinic we aim to educate the patients and reduce these complications.

The Centre’s Wound Management Plan includes a standardised record of clinical assessment and etiology of the wound. The model of care would be to apply a stepwise approach implementing Advanced Wound Management modalities as a part of the wound care algorithm. All aspects of care from initial presentation to treatment and evaluation would be documented. Following assessment, treatment goals would be agreed with the patient and a time frame for their achievement set. Underlying factors which could influence the potential for wound healing would be addressed thus ensuring holistic and all round care as well as treatment.

The key focus of ConvaTec which kicked off operation in 2012 in India is Ostomy Care, Wound Therapeutics, Continence and Critical Care and Infusion Devices.