ulcer

Case Report and Brief Review

Comparing the Therapeutic Value of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time in Bilateral Leg Ulcers: A Case Report

09/30/2019

Yuichiro Uoya

Naohiro Ishii

Kazuo Kishi

A 76-year-old man with intractable skin ulcers on both lateral malleoli presented to an outpatient clinic. Conservative treatment over a 3-month period had not been effective. The authors applied NPWT to the left leg and NPWTi-d to the right...

A 76-year-old man with...

09/30/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Efficacy and Safety of 4% Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Leaf Extract Ointment as an Adjunct Treatment to Compression Stockings on the Closure of Venous Leg Ulcers: A Pilot Study

09/01/2019

Martha Joy Maralit Bruan

Elizabeth Amelia Tianco

The authors evaluate the efficacy and safety of 4% gumamela leaf extract ointment in the closure of VLUs among patients seen in a dermatology outpatient department in the Philippines.

The authors evaluate the...

09/01/2019

Wounds

Healthcare Resource Utilization of Stage 3 & Stage 4 Pressure Ulcer (PU) and Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Patients Treated Early with Clostridial Collagenase Ointment (CCO) - A Payer’s Perspective

Introduction: CCO is the only FDA approved enzymatic agent indicated for debriding chronic dermal ulcers. Purpose: The objective of this study was to estimate healthcare resource ut...

07/29/2019

Review

A Comprehensive Review of Local Pharmacologic Therapy for Pyoderma Gangrenosum

06/01/2019

David Baltazar

Carter Haag

Angela S. Gupta

Angelo V. Marzano

Alex G. Ortega Loayza

This literature review assesses all available local therapies in order to summarize the use and reported efficaciousness of the broad range of local treatments available for PG.

This literature review assesses...

06/01/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Do Antibiotic-impregnated Calcium Sulfate Beads Improve the Healing of Neuropathic Foot Ulcers With Osteomyelitis Undergoing Surgical Debridement?

06/01/2019

Andrew Peter Dekker

Chukwudi Uzoho

Brigitte Scammell

This study aims to determine if antibiotic-impregnated CAS beads improved the healing of neuropathic foot ulcers with proven osteomyelitis undergoing surgical debridement.

This study aims to determine if...

06/01/2019

Wounds

Case Series

A Prospective, Single-center, Open-label Case Series Evaluating the Clinical Outcomes of Lyopreserved Placental Membrane Containing Viable Cells in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds

04/01/2019

Alexander M. Reyzelman

Mher Vartivarian

Alla Danilkovitch

Molly C. Saunders

This case series evaluates the clinical outcomes of a lyopreserved placental membrane containing viable cells (vLPM) for the management of chronic wounds of various etiologies.

This case series evaluates the...

04/01/2019

Wounds

Case Series

Hyaluronic Acid-based Products are Strictly Contraindicated in Scleroderma-related Skin Ulcers

03/01/2019

Giulio Gualdi

Paola Monari

Daniele Cammalleri

Laura Pelizzari

Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton

This retrospective, observational study examined the use of different HA-based products in patients with chronic skin ulcers of various etiologies (vascular, scleroderma, postoperative) to assess the indication, effectiveness, and possible...

This retrospective,...

03/01/2019

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Is There Adequate Perfusion for Healing? What Routine Noninvasive Vascular Studies are Missing?

09/14/2018

Jonathan F. Arnold

09/14/2018

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Presenting With Mutilating Trophic Ulcers

03/14/2018

Deepak Kumar Mathur

Chaitra Prakash

Puneet Bhargava

Vijay Paliwal

Kusum Mathur

03/14/2018

Wounds

Brief Report

Do Not Limit Where Ulcer Debridements Can Be Performed!

02/28/2018

Jeffrey D. Lehrman

Medicare is a national program administered on a local level by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). At the time of this writing, there are 8 MACs in the United States. The MACs can choose to issue Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)...

Medicare is a national program...

02/28/2018

Wounds