Wound Care, 3rd Edition, Vol. II: Burns

Abstract

The aging of the population and continued advances in biotechnology drive the multi-billion dollar wound care industry globally. Besides the always-improving synthetic dressing materials, newer technologies in wound treatment include the xenogeneic tissue scaffold, bilayered human dermal substitutes, recombinant growth factors, endoscopic subfascial ligation of venous perforators, and endovascular arterial repair techniques.

The 3rd edition of Kalorama Information' s popular Wound Care Markets series, Volume II: Burns details total manufacturers' revenues, forecasts and developments for the following product categories:

• Anti-infectives
• Burn Injury Management, including:
  • Wound Cleaners
  • Debridement
  • Silver Dressings
• Moist Dressings, including:
  • Alginates
  • Films
  • Foams
  • Hydrocolloids
  • Hydrogels
• Biological Dressings, including:
  • Artificial Skin
  • Collagen
• Pressure Relief
• Miscellaneous Treatments

For each segment, the report includes the following:

• Current Market Size
• Historical Data (2001-2005)
• Revenue Forecasts (2007-2011)
• Review of major products.
• Industry Developments
• Competitive Market Share

The information and analysis presented in this report are based on an extensive survey of senior management in the world wound care for burns industry. Background information was obtained from a comprehensive search of published literature and reports obtained from various government, business, medical trade, and international journals.

Key information from published literature was used to conduct interviews with over 27 industry executives and product managers to validate and obtain expert opinion on current and future trends in the wound care industry. Interviews were also used to confirm and/or adjust market size and market share estimates, as well as in formulating market projections. All market data pertains to the U.S. market at the manufacturers' level. Data are expressed in current U.S. dollars. The base year for data was 2006. Historical data are provided for each of the years 2001 through 2011, and forecast data are provided for each of the years 2006 through 2011.

Historical, base year, and forecast data are provided for each market segment. Market shares are provided for each market segment for the 2006 base year.