Volume 31 - Issue 8 - August 2019
Feature
Rapid Communication
08/31/2019
April Lumpkins
Tamara Stanton
Three home care patients receiving NPWT are presented to examine the relationship between patients using the RTM system and Virtual Therapy Specialists (VTS).
Three home care patients receiving NPWT are presented to examine the relationship between patients using the RTM system and Virtual Therapy Specialists (VTS).
Three home care patients...
08/31/2019
Wounds
Case Report and Brief Review
08/28/2019
Bara Zuhaili
Khalid Al-Talib
The authors present a case report of an intralesional injection of STS followed by a literature review of the common treatment modalities and possible further use of intralesional injections.
The authors present a case report of an intralesional injection of STS followed by a literature review of the common treatment modalities and possible further use of intralesional injections.
The authors present a case...
08/28/2019
Wounds
Original Research
08/01/2019
A.E.K. Deliaert
J.F. Mermans
S.J. Schop
T.S. Dormaar
E.M. Heerdt
S.A. Xanthoulea
J.G. Maessen
E. van den Kerckhove
R.R.W.J. van der Hulst
Cardiothoracic surgery with a median sternotomy is an electing factor for the development of a hypertrophic scar. Hypertrophic scars, characterized by an increased vascularity, often result in aesthetic and functional problems. Smoking, due...
Cardiothoracic surgery with a median sternotomy is an electing factor for the development of a hypertrophic scar. Hypertrophic scars, characterized by an increased vascularity, often result in aesthetic and functional problems. Smoking, due...
Cardiothoracic surgery with a...
08/01/2019
Wounds
Original Research
08/01/2019
Fabiana da Silva Augusto
Leila Blanes
Paula Zhao Xiao Ping
Celina Mayumi Morita Saito
Lydia Masako Ferreira
This study compares the protective effect of 2 adhesive dressings used in the prevention of pressure injuries in at-risk patients.
This study compares the protective effect of 2 adhesive dressings used in the prevention of pressure injuries in at-risk patients.
This study compares the...
08/01/2019
Wounds
Review
08/01/2019
Peter Andrew Crisologo
Javier La Fontaine
Dane K. Wukich
Paul Kim
Orhan K. Öz
Lawrence A. Lavery
The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effect of withholding antibiotics prior to obtaining a bone biopsy in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis.
The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effect of withholding antibiotics prior to obtaining a bone biopsy in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis.
The aim of this meta-analysis is...
08/01/2019
Wounds
Original Research
08/01/2019
Xiao Shen
Tianfu Zhan
Dayong Wei
Hengshu Zhang
This retrospective study compares the efficacy and complications between NPWT and conventional mechanical fixation in skin grafts.
This retrospective study compares the efficacy and complications between NPWT and conventional mechanical fixation in skin grafts.
This retrospective study...
08/01/2019
Wounds
Column
Editorial
08/01/2019
Surprisingly to me, about 30% of pressure ulcers in trauma patients are caused by a pressure-related injury that occurs during transport to the hospital or during the evaluation period. They most commonly result from pressure while using the...
Surprisingly to me, about 30% of pressure ulcers in trauma patients are caused by a pressure-related injury that occurs during transport to the hospital or during the evaluation period. They most commonly result from pressure while using the...
Surprisingly to me, about 30% of...
08/01/2019
Wounds
Evidence Corner
08/01/2019
This month’s Evidence Corner describes 2 recent reviews comparing the effects of topical antiseptics or honey with 1% silver sulfadiazine cream on burn wound healing and infections.
This month’s Evidence Corner describes 2 recent reviews comparing the effects of topical antiseptics or honey with 1% silver sulfadiazine cream on burn wound healing and infections.
This month’s Evidence Corner...
08/01/2019
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