wound management

Unique Surgical Technique Used to Treat Recalcitrant Pre-Tibial Ulcerations: A Case Series

Problem: Trauma is a common occurrence in the lower extremity. Pretibial lacerations resulted from trauma may evolve into chronic wounds with worsening infections if not treated properly....

11/23/2020

A Multidisciplinary Team Approach Reduces PEG Site Complications

Education provided to patients and their family on how to care for the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is limited and varies widely. This results in PEG-site and tube compl...

11/23/2020

Implementation of Synchronous/Asynchronous Interprofessional Internet Consultations in a U.S. Hospital-based Wound Clinic, Leveraging a Wound Care Specific Telemedicine Solution

Abstract Body: Background: As wound care moves toward more comprehensive patient-centered care management, frequent consultation with multiple specialists is necessary. For patients, thi...

11/23/2020

PHMB: Assessment of Safety

Topical antimicrobials are becoming a preference in infection management given the known resistance problems to long term use of antibiotics and are used regularly in the management of wo...

11/23/2020

Evaluating the Rapid Antibacterial Effects of a Silver Surgical Post-Operative Dressing

A surgical post-operative dressing has been developed containing silver. The device is designed to be a waterproof, bacterial barrier dressing that accommodates changes in the wound/incis...

11/23/2020

A Case Series Comparing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation: Hypochlorous Acid vs Normal Saline for Complex Infected Wounds

Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has become widely accepted as adjunct treatment for complex infected wounds; however, the results vary with the ...

11/23/2020