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Management of open wounds with traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in conjunction with a Y-connector

Management of large open wounds is a significant problem for clinicians. The use of traditional NPWT has been shown to be safe and effective1. In patients with more than one wound using a...

01/28/2021

COVID-19 bullae/wounds

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 met the definition of a pandemic. On that day, there were 3 COVID-19 patients hospitalized within our medical cent...

01/28/2021

Quality of Life Improvement in Patients with Chronic Leg Wounds that were Treated with Wound Irrigation Solution* and Wound Gel+ each Containing Polyhexanide (PHMB) and Betaine

Rationale: Improving health-related quality of life (QoL) is important for patients living with chronic wounds. Chronic wounds don’t progress timely through the normal healing process. P...

01/28/2021

Value-based Healthcare: Using Human Fibroblast-derived Dermal Substitute in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

OBJECTIVES: (1) To explore DFUs and their burden on the patients’ QoL; (2) To evaluate the limitations of standard of care (SOC) for DFU treatment; (3) To discuss the role of Human Fibrob...

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