debridement

Original Research

Treatment of Burns in Adult Patients With a Concentrated Surfactant Gel: A Real-life Retrospective Evaluation

12/07/2020

Timothy Pittinger, MD

Danielle Curran, PA-C

Michel Hermans, MD

In a real-life retrospective study, the autolytic debridement properties of a concentrated surfactant gel (CSG) were assessed.

In a real-life retrospective...

12/07/2020

Wounds

Use of a Purified Reconstituted Bilayer Matrix for the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Retrospective Case Series

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) present an enormous challenge to healthcare providers and systems throughout the world.¬† While many advanced tissue matrices have demonstrated promise in treat...

11/23/2020

Achieving Hemostasis and Contributing to an Environment that may be Beneficial to the Wound Healing Paradigm: Use of a Chitosan Derived Hemostatic Agent in Wound Care

Abstract Body: Introduction Debridement is a key component in several wound care guidelines.1 Its use in patients on anti-coagulant therapy can result in difficult to control active bleed...

11/23/2020

Original Research

Early-stage Management of Complex Lower Extremity Wounds Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and a Reticulated Open Cell Foam With Through Holes

06/01/2020

Windy Cole

The objective of this study is to compare NPWTi-d using ROCF-CC dressings (treatment group) with advanced wound dressings (control group) in patients with chronic lower extremity wounds and known systemic risk factors for delayed healing.

The objective of this study is...

06/01/2020

Wounds

Audits

An Auditor’s Perspective of Debridement and E&M/Clinic Visits With Modifier -25

04/03/2020

Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA

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Information regarding coding,...

04/03/2020

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Consensus on the Benefits of the Exsurco Medical Amalgatome SD in the Treatment of Burns and Other Wounds

02/18/2020

Wounds

Case Series

Use of a Remote Temperature Monitoring Mat for the Early Identification of Foot Ulcers

02/01/2020

Jaminelli L. Banks

Brian J. Petersen

Gary M. Rothenberg

Annie S. Jong

Jeffrey C. Page

This article presents a case series supporting the use of RTM for early identification of DFUs.

This article presents a case...

02/01/2020

Wounds

From the Editor

Medicare (Non) Coverage for Debridement: The WPS LCD and What We Really Need to Worry About

11/06/2019

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

A new Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for debridement does not include diabetic foot ulcers in the list of conditions for which debridement is covered. However, the real omission may be “the wounds with no name.” Wisconsin Physicians...

A new Local Coverage...

11/06/2019

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Original Research

Does Debridement Improve Clinical Outcomes in People With Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated With Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen?

10/01/2019

Lawrence A. Lavery

Mark Q. Niederauer

Klearchos K. Papas

David G. Armstrong

This post hoc analysis evaluates the association between the frequency of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) debridement and the proportion of ulcers treated with active continuous diffusion of oxygen (CDO) that heal in a 12-week evaluation period.

This post hoc analysis evaluates...

10/01/2019

Wounds

Fluorescence Imaging

Novel Bacterial Auto-fluorescence Imaging Device Can Lead to More Targeted Debridement

04/09/2019

Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP

Stacey Coe, BA, CCRP

Acute wounds heal by progressing through a complex, but orderly, series of physiologic and molecular processes. In contrast, chronic wounds, those that fail to heal within 30 days, are characterized as having stalled in this healing...

Acute wounds heal by progressing...

04/09/2019

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