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A Social Genomics Model to Explore Loneliness and Systemic Inflammation in an Older Adult Population with Chronic Lower Extremity Ulcers

Introduction: Individuals with chronic wounds are highly susceptible to psychosocial stress, particularly loneliness which may negatively impact wound healing. Depression has been studied...

11/01/2024

Treatment of Skin Tears Using Transforming Powder Dressing: Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes

Introduction: Skin tears are acute wounds observed especially in the elderly population and conflict zones, caused by mechanical forces as a result of shear, friction, and blunt trauma re...

11/01/2024

Slow Release Iodine Dressings in Large Burns: Thyroid Impact & Outcomes

Introduction: Iodine containing dressings comprise contraindications for patients with thyroid disfunction. Further, precautions for surface areas greater than labeled limits for single ...

11/01/2024

Pressure Injury Occurrence with Prone Position, Fever, Total Body Water, Sweat and Expansion

Introduction: Prone positioning in ARDS can improve ventilation. Its use in the prevention for pressure injury (PI) has been debated. Development of PI has been found in older men, low we...

11/01/2024

Reducing Bioburden and Disrupting Hard to Remove Microbial Colonies with The Use of Pure Hypochlorous Acid (pHA)* to Reduce Bioburden in Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction: A Retrospective Review

Introduction: The Presence of bacterial colonies that are adherent to the tissue surface are recognized as deterrents to wound healing. Pressure injury which results in ulceration is oft...

11/01/2024

Establishing a Benchmark for Pressure Ulcer Healing

Introduction: Pressure Ulcers (PU) are the most frequent of all chronic wounds and are associated with significant costs as well as patient morbidity. Despite their ubiquity, there are no...

11/01/2024

Impact of social determinants of health on patient safety in wound care clinical trials with combination products.

Introduction: Combination products are increasingly utilized in wound care as innovative biomedical entities that may help to improve patient outcomes. [1] Due to their combined nature, w...

11/01/2024

A prospective single-site case-controlled study comparing the microcirculatory stress response in the diabetic and non-diabetic foot using near infrared imaging

Introduction: As part of a thorough diabetic foot assessment, screening for limb perfusion to identify early -stage PAD is crucial. Although there is no ideal way to perform a non-invasiv...

11/01/2024

A Novel Placental Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Peripheral Vascular Disease

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a major source of preventable morbidity in adults with diabetes. Consequences of foot ulcers include decline in functional status, infection, ...

11/01/2024

Aseptically Processed Dehydrated Placental Allograft for Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction: A Retrospective Review

Introduction: Pressure injury with secondary ulceration is a challenge for surgical healing following reconstruction. Previously, we have reported the use of placental allografts for inci...

11/01/2024