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Multi-layer Silicone SAP dressings for wound prophylaxis

Introduction: Tissue breakdown risk can be mitigated through suitable cushioning materials to disperse surface and internal tissue stresses.

11/01/2024

Economic Evaluation of Advanced Wound Care Technologies in Low-Resource Healthcare Settings: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both, often leading to compl...

11/01/2024

Resolution of Inflammation in Wound Healing: Basic Best Practice and Synergistic Therapy

Introduction: Inflammation is a complex physiological process that serves as a protective response to infection, tissue injury, or stress. This response involves the recruitment of leukoc...

11/01/2024

Costs and Resource Burden of Major Lower Extremity Amputations in CLTI Patients

Introduction: Limb salvage is critical in the care of patients suffering from chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). Nevertheless, a substantial proportion of patients, particularly th...

11/01/2024

Improving Proficiency in Wound and Ostomy Care: A Practical Training Program for Recently Graduated Registered Nurses

Introduction: Background: Professional wound and ostomy care is necessary in to enhance outcomes and quality of life for patients who require it. Newly certified registered nurses (RNs) o...

11/01/2024

Reconstruction Following Mohs Surgery with Dehydrated Human Amnion Chorion Membrane (DHACM): A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the cost-effectiveness of placental allografts as a nonoperative surrogate to autologous tissue-based methods of defect reconstructi...

11/01/2024

The Burden of Pediatric Chronic Wounds: A Nationwide Analysis From the United States

Introduction: Annually, 10.5 million Americans suffer from chronic wounds, with associated costs projected to exceed 30 billion USD by 2030. Despite rising cases among younger individuals...

11/01/2024

You Can't Afford to Forget Lymphedema

Introduction: Chronic wounds are becoming an increasing economic and societal burden, growing with our aging population and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, obesity, and peripheral va...

11/01/2024

Optimizing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Workflow with Multispectral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Imaging: Impacts on Treatment Access and Health Resource Utilization

Introduction: Non-healing wounds affect 10.5 million U.S. Medicare beneficiaries (Sen, 2023). While wound healing is a fundamental biological process, various local factors, such as tissu...

11/01/2024

Surgeon Meets Tailor: Exploring the Economic Impact of Absorptive Dressings and Optimizing Dressing Utilization

Introduction: Burn and wound management is a critical aspect of healthcare, presenting both clinical and economic challenges. This podium presentation delves into the economic ramificat...

11/01/2024