Wound Care

Chronic Wound Management with the Innovative Ovine Extracellular Matrix Technology: The Honduran Experience

Abstract Body: The triad of local wound management includes debridement, control of infection/inflammation, and moisture balance (Bohn, Schultz et al. 2017). Complex wounds present ...

11/23/2020

Antifungal Properties of a Hydrocolloid Adhesive Border Post-operative Dressing with Ionic Silver against Candida auris

Abstract Body: Candida auris (C. auris) is a recently emerged, multidrug-resistant, highly invasive, and hospital-acquired fungal pathogen. With a high incidence of severe infection and d...

11/23/2020

Antifungal Properties of a Controlled-Release Iodine Foam Dressing and Two Gentian Violet/Methylene Blue Foam Dressings against Candida auris

Abstract Body: First reported in 2009, Candida auris (C. auris) has emerged as a multidrug-resistant, highly invasive, hospital-acquired fungal pathogen. With clinical isolates identified...

11/23/2020

Antibiofilm Efficacy of an Iodine Dressing and Comparator Dressings Against a Multispecies Biofilm, Anaerobic Biofilm and Fungal Biofilm

Abstract Body: Although biofilms can be formed by a single species, they are generally multispecies and can comprise of aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, fungi and yeasts. Biofilms ar...

11/23/2020

Antibiofilm Efficacy of an Iodine Dressing in Comparison to Other Antibacterial Dressings Against Immature and Mature Biofilms

Abstract Body: Biofilms can form on surfaces, such as medical devices and wounds, leading to infection, inflammation and delayed wound healing. Unlike their planktonic counterparts, biofi...

11/23/2020

Decreasing Health Disparities among Patients with Darkly Pigmented Skin by Utilizing Social Media

Many textbooks and medical websites continue to lack representation for identification of skin disorders and pressure ulcers in darkly pigmented skin only giving brief descriptions regard...

11/23/2020

Achieving Hemostasis and Contributing to an Environment that may be Beneficial to the Wound Healing Paradigm: Use of a Chitosan Derived Hemostatic Agent in Wound Care

Abstract Body: Introduction Debridement is a key component in several wound care guidelines.1 Its use in patients on anti-coagulant therapy can result in difficult to control active bleed...

11/23/2020

A Pilot Study On Closed Porcine Incisions Of A Novel Low-cost, Solid-state Npwt Device

This pilot study tested a novel, low-cost-of-manufacture, non-electrical device that uses solid-state oxygen management technology (OxMT) to create and sustain a vacuum in an iNPWT dressi...

11/23/2020

A Novel Modality for the Closure of Wounds with Exposed Deep Structures Using an Autologous Homologous Skin Construct in Complex Lower Extremity Trauma

Abstract Body: Introduction: Lower extremity reconstruction requires consideration of treatment options from basic to complex, with selection of the simplest technique likely to achieve w...

11/23/2020

A Combination Therapy Case Study: Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Cryopreserved Human Skin Allograft for the Treatment of a Chronic Achilles Wound Secondary to Suture Bridge Rejection with Concurrent Infection

Abstract Body: Problem: A 57-year-old diabetic female presented with a nonhealing surgical wound five months after the index achilles tendon debridement and repair with a suture bridge. ...

11/23/2020