Telemedicine and Skin Necrosis

Tissue death or skin necrosis can occur from an injury, trauma, radiation treatment, chemical exposure, or inflammatory disease. DNA structure damage appears within the cells, preventing mitosis which is an essential process of healthy and normal cell duplication. Removing all the tissue necrosis is mandatory to heal the wound and prevent infection [1]. The level of tissue necrosis depends on the etiology of the lesion. Withdrawal of these tissues can be performed by surgery, but it may be difficult as necrosis has to be circumscribed. Therefore, nurse care needs to be performed to accelerate the process. Communication technology devices currently available can adequately support the need of tele-assistance for this specific wound care.