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Preventing Pressure Injuries in the Adolescent Patient During the Intraoperative Period

Problem: Pressure injuries can develop at any time in the course of a patient’s hospitalization. While in the operating room (OR), the patient’s risk is elevated related to the surgical ...

08/19/2021

Surgical Reconstruction of Peri-fistula/stomal Soft Tissue: Revise, Isolate, Skin Graft, Pouch

Introduction: A leaking ostomy or fistula pouch is devastating to the patient and provider. In some situations, the soft tissue around the fistula or ostomy makes it impossible to apply a...

08/19/2021

Efficacy and safety of CO2 laser in wound bed debridement of chronic leg ulcers

Background and aim: Chronic wounds are an important medical health problem, affecting patients quality of life. The laser CO2* represents one of the new proposals in the field of tissue r...

08/19/2021

Closure of Stage IV Pressure Injuries with an Autologous Heterogeneous Skin Construct

Objective: Pressure injuries (PIs) are a difficult, costly and growing problem in the US and worldwide. Available treatments have high failure rates and, even when they are successful, wo...

08/19/2021

Immunohistochemical evalution of the expression of MMP9, MMP2 and TIMP2 in venous leg ulcers before and after biomodulation with fluorescent light energy

Background and aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate immunohistochemically the expression of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 (MMP-2, MMP-9) and MMP-inhibitor (TIMP-2) before and aft...

08/19/2021

Hypochlorous Acid Solution* for Wound Bed Preparation in the Surgical and Nonsurgical Patient

The use of hypochlorous acid (HOCL) in the preparation of the wound bed has become an increasingly well-accepted practice. Several guidelines have indicated that HOCL cleansers have the ...

08/19/2021

A Novel Approach to Incontinent Associate Dermatitis in Pediatric Patients

Problem: Incontinence associate dermatitis is a common problem among the neonatal and pediatric populations. Frequent use of diapers and the dependent nature of an infant or child make t...

08/19/2021

Healing results of chronic lesions after treatment with a new debriding agent, Topical Desiccation Agent

Introduction: Debridement, the removal of biofilm and necrosis, is an essential step in wound healing since, with these detrimental aspects present, (chronic) wounds will not heal. Debrid...

08/19/2021

Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (d-NPWT) for Small-to-Medium Sized Wounds Including Surgical Wounds, Wound Dehiscence, and Diabetic Foot Ulcerations

Purpose: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is a commonly used modality to treat wounds. NPWT helps promote wound healing by decreasing edema, removal of tissue debris and exudate. Tr...

08/19/2021

Clinical Evaluation of a Novel NPWT System: A Case Series

Background: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become one of the most successful treatment modalities for chronic and complex wounds1. However, some patients can be noncompliant w...

08/19/2021

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