Surgical Wounds

Alligator derived hyaluronic acid quells the inflammatory phase of wound healing through a dual interaction with the host and the microbiome

Introduction: Although several antimicrobials have been used in advanced wound care products such as silver and PHMB, toxicology and wound healing studies have shown that high levels of t...

05/26/2022

Biofilm Disruption Activity of Multi-Action Wound Treatment

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the biofilm disruption activity of a novel multi-action treatment (MAT*) and a carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) gelling-fibre silver dressing...

05/26/2022

Characterization of a Micronized Native Collagen Wound Matrix And Its Effectiveness In a Swine Full-Thickness Wound Healing Model

Introduction: Collagen-based wound dressings are widely used in both chronic and acute wound treatments. Micronized formulations of wound matrix materials are particularly valuable for tr...

05/26/2022

Determination of the Debridement Effects of an Enzymatic Hydrogel on Deep Dermal Wounds using a Porcine Model

Establishing and maintaining a pathogen-free environment of acute and chronic wounds is vital for optimum healing.1-4 One of the first steps in preventing biofilm consists of debriding th...

05/26/2022

Case studies: The use of Non-invasive Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression (PACE) System in complex wounds related to Diabetes reduces wound area and speeds wound closure

Background and Aims: Managing complex, chronic wounds involving diabetes and other comorbidities is a challenge in the plastic surgery field. New tools on regenerative medicine may show i...

05/26/2022

A Transparent Sacral Dressing to Mitigate Tissue Strain

Introduction: Pressure injuries form on load bearing surfaces on the buttocks, sacrum, and heals of immobile patients. Silicone-based multilayer dressings are available to aid in protecti...

05/26/2022

Effect of distance from burn wound center on follow-up compliance and autograft take success versus standard of care in partial thickness burns presenting from primary emergency departments.

OBJECTIVE: To identify patient variables that may affect post-operative versus standard of care follow-up compliance. INTRODUCTION: Demographic and social factors affect patient follow-u...

05/26/2022

Aseptically Processed Dehydrated Allograft Placental Membrane in Complex Surgical Reconstruction

Introduction: Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is a routine approach to achieve closure. Due to the poor tissue quality, longstanding inflammation, biobur...

05/26/2022

A Novel Woven Secondary Bandage** for Foot and Ankle Wounds to Ease and Speed Up Dressings for Caregiver Efficiency, Reduce Frequency of Dressing Changes and to Secure the Integrity of the Primary to Support Wound Healing and Compliance

Introduction: The standard of care for foot and ankle wounds often involves bandage rolls and gauze wraps, to cover the primary dressing. Secondary dressing application ease, time to appl...

05/26/2022

A unique management option for therapeutic treatment of peri-wound underming using hypochlorous acid irrigation and cooled P188 Concentrated Surfactant Gel instillation

Accurate evaluation of peri-wound soft tissue is critical to accomplish wound closure. Inadequate detection of exposed structures or incomplete debridement of biofilm within tunneling oft...

05/26/2022