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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

The Antibacterial Activity of a Novel Biomaterial Against Key Wound Pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Aim: The colonization of a wound by microorganisms typically occurs as a continuum extending from contamination, to colonization, and infection. The predominant microbial species observed...

05/04/2022

Mechanically Powered Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Use in Diabetic Foot Wounds

Background: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is routinely used as an adjunctive tool in complicated diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) management.1 Size, bulk, noise, and need for an electri...

12/21/2021

Outcomes with use of Novel Silicone-Acrylic Hybrid Drape During Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Introduction: Use of a standard acrylic adhesive drape over foam dressings to produce a seal during negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has historically presented challenges. Applying ...

12/21/2021

Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation to Cleanse Lower Extremity Wounds: Assessing Potential Cost Savings

Background: Use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d*) to deliver, dwell, and remove topical wound solutions from the wound bed can assist c...

12/21/2021

The Use of an Antimicrobial Moisture Management Dressing Paired With a Gellable Fiber Technology under a Two-layer Compression System in the Treatment of Heavily Exudating VLUs Improves Clinical Outcomes and Cost Savings.

Introduction: Chronic venous insufficiency is the 7th most common chronic disease and is the underlying cause of 95% of leg ulcers1. Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are difficult to treat and ev...

08/19/2021

Evaluation of the efficacy of an iodine based wound dressing against biofilms using confocal scanning laser microscopy when in direct contact and when in an artificial wound eschar model

Biofilms form when bacterial cells aggregate with each other and on surfaces and secrete extracellular polymeric substances, encasing the cells in a matrix. Biofilms can form when wounds ...

08/19/2021

Barrier Assessment of Two Skin Protectant Barrier Films using an ex vivo Porcine Skin Model of Urinary Incontinence

The epidermis serves a fundamental role by functioning as a barrier to the external environment. Many factors, including friction and prolonged exposure to moisture, can lead to barrier b...

08/19/2021

Aurine Tricarboxylic Acid (ATA) Disrupts DNase-Resistant Wound Biofilm Formed by Persister Clinical Isolate Bacteria

BACKGROUND: Biofilms represent a major threat to health care, and it is a clinical challenge to manage infected wounds resistant to antibiotic. Persistent bacterial phenotypes such as sma...

08/19/2021

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