acute wounds

Clinical evaluation of a synthetic hybrid-scale fiber matrix in the treatment of lower extremity surgical wounds

Introduction: Lower extremity surgical wounds can be difficult to treat and present various social challenges. New treatment options are needed to mitigate these clinical and social chall...

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

The Outcomes associated with a pressure injury prevention prone positioning Protocol
on Pressure Injuries in SARS-CoV-2 infected Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome patients:
a multi-center observational study

Purpose. During the COVID-19, patients were placed in a prone position. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a certified wound and skin care nurse leading the pr...

05/26/2022

Use of a Purified Reconstituted Bilayer Matrix in the Management of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Improves Patient Outcomes vs Standard of Care – Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Multi-Center Clinical Trial

Introduction Patients with diabetic foot ulcers(DFUs), in particular when unresponsive to standard wound care, face serious risks of severe complications, including infection and amputati...

05/26/2022

The use of a novel Dual Compression System (DCS) in managing edema and venous leg ulcer in patients with diabetes: Results of a comparative post-hoc analysis

Introduction: The use of compression in the management of the venous reflux condition is highly recommended but the use of bandages on venous ulcer patients with diabetes is less researc...

05/26/2022

Management of Chronic venous insufficiency with a new dual compression system: Results of a real life study in 702 patients

Objective: Compression therapy is the cornerstone of the management of patients presenting chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) from C3 to C6 stages of the CEAP Classification, as first lin...

05/26/2022

Objectives: To describe the evolution of venous leg ulcers (VLU) treated with a novel Dual Component compression system* (DCS) and followed up in community.

Objectives: To describe the evolution of venous leg ulcers (VLU) treated with a novel dual compression system* (DCS) and followed up in community.Methods: Clinical characteristics of pat...

05/26/2022

Expediting Acute Wound Healing by Integrating Multiple Therapeutic Strategies

Introduction: Traumatic injuries can lead to massive, complex wounds with an increased propensity for infection. Despite the prevalence of patients with such wounds presenting at level 1 ...

Kathy E. Gallagher , DNP, MSN, APRN-FNP, CWS, WCC, BC;

05/26/2022

Hydrofiber with silver versus collagenase for treatment of critical colonization of venous ulcers: randomized clinical trial

Background: Venous ulcers (VU) are colonized by several bacteria, some of which have a high biofilm production capacity and can hinder healing. Objectives: To evaluate the action of the H...

05/26/2022

Is intermittent pneumatic massage effective in the evacuation of fluid in leg edema caused by lymphatic obstruction and non-healing wounds? ICG visualization and semiquantitative analysis

Introduction. Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is the commonly used modality for therapy of limb lymphedema of different etiology. What seems to be necessary for validation of the...

05/26/2022