Purpose: This study highlights the use of tissue selective ultrasonic debridement* in combination of cryopreserved human skin allograft† to successfully heal a chronic wound. This method ...
Introduction: There are over 6.5 million North Americans living with chronic wounds that require ongoing wound care. In Canada, 30-50% of all health care involves a wound. Without proper,...
Introduction: A 2021 press release from the American College of Surgeons notes that we are experiencing a national surge in injuries, including a significant increase in gunshot wounds. O...
Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation and dwell (NPWTi-d*) is applied using an adhesive acrylic drape. However, traditional drape can be painful upon remo...
Traumatic Amputation: Healing the Acute Lawn Mower InjuryIntroductionAn estimated 84,944 lawn mower injuries occur annually in the U.S, of those 16.2% involving the lower extremity.¹ Ofte...
Introduction: Human skin is a vital part of the body's immune system, forming a physical barrier between external and internal environments. Adequate nutrition is required for this active...
Introduction; Achieving closure in complex wounds can be challenging. They are typically found in patients with multiple co-morbidities, which can result in a suboptimal wound bed charact...
Introduction: The use of compression in controlling venous reflux is well known. Less well known is the use of the compression wraps in the management of edema associated with diabetic ul...
Introduction: There is relatively little written about the active venous ulcer that does not have; a good venous cause, no venous location identified and no venous pathophysiology identif...
The Symposium on Advanced Wound Caremeeting is a 3-day event serving as a forum to connect the entire wound care team—physicians, nurses, physical therapists, researchers, scientists, podiatrists, and dietitians—with the foremost experts in wound care to improve patient outcomes through education. No other wound care event offers the level of education, advanced state-of-the-art clinical reviews, and emerging research findings.