Surgical Wounds

Intact Fragmented Fish Skin Graft as Novel Approach to Filling Sinus Pilonidal Wounds: A Case Series

Introduction: To assess the feasibility of using intact fish skin graft (FSG) to heal chronic post-surgical sinus pilonidal wounds. Pilonidal disease is a common condition of the skin and...

05/26/2022

Jet Lavage Irrigation and Dialkylcarbamoyl Chloride Wound Dressing in Stage 4 Pressure Injury Chronic Wounds: Pre-hypothesis Study

Introduction:Dialkylcarbmoyl (DACC) chloride-coated wound dressing is a non-cytotoxic system for reducing bio-burden by hydrophobic binding of the microorganisms. This pre-hypothesis stud...

05/26/2022

Evaluating Extended Usage of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Over Closed Flap Incisions in Pressure Ulcer Management

Introduction: Closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT*) administers constant subatmospheric pressure1, helps hold incision edges together, removes fluid and infectious materials,...

05/26/2022

Intermittent Topical Wound Oxygen Therapy Promotes Closure in Calciphylaxis Wounds

Introduction: Calciphylaxis is a rare disorder that presents with painful, necrotic, ischemic skin and tissue lesions resulting from arteriole calcification and reduced blood flow. Most o...

05/26/2022

Impact of Remote Wound Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created the urgent need for telehealth to play a larger role in wound care. The high prevalence of comorbidities in the wound care populati...

05/26/2022

Creating the Perfect Fit

Introduction: Open cecostomy is a surgical procedure where an opening is created in the cecum to relieve cecal distention. Cecostomy is rarely performed in adults due to potential negativ...

05/26/2022

Effect of P-188 Concentrated Surfactant Gel used concomitantly with an Iodinated Foam dressing for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds of varied etiologies

Introduction: Proper wound bed preparation and choice of appropriate wound dressings are vital in facilitating wound healing. One such dressing is the Poloxamer 188-containing Concentrate...

05/26/2022

Burn Wound After Use of a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) with Foot Bath--A Case Report

Introduction: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) units transmit low-voltage electrical impulses to an area of the body and are often utilized as an adjuvant treatment for p...

05/26/2022

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage and Amputation Prevention

Purpose: Peripheral arterial disease and infection have a significant impact on healing rates in diabetic foot infections and are the leading causes of lower-leg amputations in patients w...

05/26/2022

A New Treatment Modality to Expedite Healing in the Case of a Transmetatarsal Breakdown

The patient is a 65 year old Polynesian male with a medical history of hypertension, dialysis dependent renal failure, coronary artery bypass, status post left below knee amputation and a...

05/26/2022