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A Skin Graft Protocol to Heal Lower Extremity Wounds in Older Adults: Success through Collaboration

Older adults with large open wounds or skin cancers are rarely offered skin grafts due to the belief that they will not heal and that the donor site is very painful. Primary closure of lo...

05/26/2022

The Role of Fluorescence Bacterial Scanning in the Identification and Treatment of Intertriginous Bacteria in Diabetic Feet

Introduction: Intertriginous (between toes) bacteria in diabetic patients can be a significant source of infection. Previously we were able to identify, only through fluorescence scans of...

05/26/2022

Use of a Purified Reconstituted Bilayer Matrix in the Management of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Improves Patient Outcomes vs Standard of Care – Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Multi-Center Clinical Trial

Introduction Patients with diabetic foot ulcers(DFUs), in particular when unresponsive to standard wound care, face serious risks of severe complications, including infection and amputati...

05/26/2022

Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of a Native Cross-Linked Extra Cellular Matrix with PHMB to Manage Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds Exhibiting Bacterial Contamination as Determined by a Novel Violet-Light Imaging System

Introduction: Chronic wounds fail to heal due to a variety of systemic and local factors including high microbial burden and excessive devitalized tissue. Healing becomes compromised once...

05/26/2022

Relationship of Baseline Wound Area and Oral Antibiotics with Wound Healing in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers Over Time

Purpose: Venous leg ulcers affect 1% of the population and have extremely high morbidity and contribute to increased health-care costs as well as decreased functional status and lower qua...

05/26/2022

Retrospective observational study of ICU acquired pressure injuries indicating acute skin failure

Purpose: To review and identify intrinsic patient factors during acute illness in the pursuit of differentiation of a pressure injury from acute skin failure.Methodology: A 4-year, retros...

05/26/2022

The Effect of Timing of Instillation Therapy on Outcomes and Costs for Patients Receiving Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) involves the periodic instillation of topical solution into a wound followed by the application of...

05/26/2022

Evaluating the Application of a Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Specialty Dressing Over Incisions Following Sternal Dehiscence Reconstruction Using Bilateral Flaps.

Introduction: Surgical site complications (SSCs) post median sternotomy, such as sternal dehiscence, have an incidence of 0.06% to 12.50%.1-5 If undetected, perioperative mortality may be...

05/26/2022

Frailty associated wound outcomes in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) - A cohort pilot study

Objective: Managing patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) requires close monitoring and regular clinic visits. Diabetes in older adults may coexist with frailty1, a geriatric syndrome o...

05/26/2022

A Clinical Tool to Predict Severe Pain During Wound Dressing Changes

Introduction: Dressing changes cause severe pain (i.e., 8 to 10 on a 10-poiont scale) for approximately one-third (36%) of patients with open skin wounds. No tool exists that allows nurse...

05/26/2022

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