debridement

Cleansing neonatal and pediatric wounds: efficacy and safety of hypochlorous acid

Safe wound debridement is essential in pediatric practice. Neonatal skin, especially preterm skin, is underdeveloped and at risk for injury, enhanced systemic absorption of topical produc...

Vita Boyar , MD, FAAP, WCPS, FABWH, FAPWCA;

11/23/2020

A scientific review of the chemistry of wound healing and hypochlorous acid, why purity of the molecule in a wound cleansing solution matters and why hypochlorite is no longer a must use ingredient.

Objective: Chlorinated species such as molecular chlorine, hypochlorous acid, and sodium hypochlorite all have antimicrobial properties, yet these differ in the cellular response they eli...

Jelena Marjanovic ;

Cheyanne R. Head ;

Irena Pastar , PhD;

Ivan Jozic ;

Marjana Tomic-Canic , PhD;

Rivka Stone ;

Gregory S. Schultz , PhD;

11/23/2020

Management of Nonviable Tissue Buildup in Abdominal Wounds

Abstract Body: In cases where full closure is not achieved after open abdominal surgery, patients are left with open cutaneous wounds with knotted, heavy sutures at the wound base, provid...

Mary Anne R. Obst , BSN, RN, CCRN, CWON;

Michael D. Kalos , DNP, RN, CWOCN;

Kaitlin Nelson ;

11/23/2020

Symptomatic Alleviation Of Painful Venous Leg Ulcers Using A Fish Skin Acellular Dermal Matrix

Background: Pain in venous leg ulcers is frequently described by patients as significant and debilitating. Mitigating ulcer related discomfort can improve patients‚Äô quality of life, tol...

11/23/2020

Combining Advanced Treatment Modalities for Complex Wounds

Background: As wound care practitioners we are facing increasing number of patients with complex wounds and high recurrence rates, especially DFU`s or VLU`s. There are many treatment opti...

Lucian G. Vlad , MD;

11/23/2020

An Evidence-based Decision Tree Using Fluorescence Imaging to Address Bacterial Load Per International Guidelines

Abstract Body: International wound infection guidelines1 mandate that reduction of bacterial load is essential for effective wound infection management, done through cleaning, debridement...

Anna D'Souza ;

11/23/2020