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Beating Biofilm with Hypochlorous Acid Instillation with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Biofilm and the bacterial burden have been recognized as impediments to wound progression. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has gained...

01/28/2021

Aseptically Processed Meshed Reticular Dermal Matrix For Soft Tissue Reconstruction for Necrotizing Fasciitis: Case Report

Necrotizing infection carries a high mortality.1 If the patient survives, they typically have undergone multiple surgical debridements to assist in clearing the infection and necrotic tis...

01/28/2021

Improved Detection of Infection Using Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging Reveals the True Proportion of Infected Wounds in Long Term Care Facilities

10-54% of long term care (LTC) facility patients have a chronic wound1. Often, infections develop in these wounds due to delays in detection of high bacterial loads. Delays are attributed...

01/28/2021

Aseptically Processed Placental and Dermal Tissue Matrices For Soft Tissue Reconstruction. A Review of 145 Cases

Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is a routine approach to achieve closure. Due to the poor tissue quality, longstanding inflammation, bioburden and impai...

01/28/2021

Management of Lower Extremity Orthopedic Wounds With Exposed Hardware Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation

Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d*), which provides wound cleansing to help remove debris, infectious materials, and exudate, has been reported to ...

01/28/2021

Use of Super-Absorbent Dressings and Compression in the Management of Highly Exudative Bilateral Venous Stasis Ulcers

Venous ulcers, a common type of lower extremity ulcers, can affect up to 3% of the United States population.1 These ulcers can be difficult to heal and may recur in 60%-70% of patients.2 ...

01/28/2021

Point-of-Care Digital Innovation for Wound Care Patient Education: Instant Personalized Dressing Brochure Tool

Abstract Body: Background: To successfully perform self-wound care, patients/caregivers frequently need to perform individualized multi-step dressing changes at home. Effective teaching o...

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...

11/23/2020

Isolation of Enteric Fistulas to Allow Adjacent Skin Graft Placement

Abstract Body: Wounds near fistulas and ostomies are typically not good candidates for skin grafting due to the risk of effluent contamination; however, not grafting these wounds can dela...

11/23/2020

Determining Telehealth/Telemedicine Best Practices

Background: Adoption of telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has predicted virtual healthcare services to reach 1 billion by the end of 2020.1 As Medicare relaxed regulations, ...

11/23/2020