Wound Care

Editorial Message

08/01/2021

Terry Treadwell

What are we to do when there do not seem to be any solutions to the problems? Surely there must be a way to solve the problem.

What are we to do when there do...

08/01/2021

Wounds

Spotlight Interview

Board Member Spotlight: Mikhail Novikov, MD, CWSP

08/01/2021

Meghann Taft-Lockard

Wounds Board Member Mikhail Novikov, MD, CWSP, delved into his background and explained his practice's 50% better healing rates compared with the national average.

Wounds Board Member Mikhail...

08/01/2021

Wounds

OBL Corner

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Guest Editorial

When an Opportunity Knocked, the Wound Care Community Responded

06/03/2021

Vickie R. Driver, DPM, MS, FACFAS

Lisa Gould, MD, PhD, FACS

Peggy Dotson, RN, BS

The new Wound Care Collaborative Community is discussed.

The new Wound Care Collaborative...

06/03/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Basics of Wound Care

Wound Assessment

04/14/2021

Christopher M. Davey, MD, CWSP

This article is the first in a series for Wound Management and Prevention addressing the basics of wound care. The focus will be on the reasons why clinicians do what they do and the goals of wound care treatment.

This article is the first in a...

04/14/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries Using the Braden Sub Scale at a Large Safety-Net Hospital

Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) contribute to high cost of treatment, increase morbidity and hospital length of stay [1]. In fiscal year (FY) 2014/2015, executive leadership a...

01/28/2021

Effectiveness of a native Type I Collagen matrix plus polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) antimicrobial in the treatment of venous leg ulcers in a real-world setting

Objective: To analyze the subgroup of Venous Leg Ulcers (VLUs) in the 28 site, prospective, non-interventional, PCMP registry (RESPOND)(a) that evaluated the real-world effectiveness of P...

01/28/2021

Dehydrated placental allograft (DPA) for the management of diabetic foot ulcers – a randomized controlled trial

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) continue to challenge wound care practitioners. They are prone to infection and increase the risk of lower extremity amputation. The aim of this study was to e...

01/28/2021

Utilization of a Near Infrared Spectroscopy Device and a pH and Temperature Meter to Quantitatively Measure and Analyze the Immune Response to a Novel Autologous Wound Matrix* Used in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds

Abstract Body: Slow healing of chronic wounds is affected by a combination of local, systemic and psychosocial conditions1. The contributing elements affecting the healing process directl...

11/23/2020

Use of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC)/Collagen/Silver-ORC Dressings in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Small Case Series

Development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) has an estimated 15% lifetime incidence rate in diabetic patients.1 Patients with DFUs have increased risk of infection, amputation, or mortalit...

11/23/2020