Volume 33 - Issue 4 - April 2021

Feature

Rapid Communication

Rare Operative Intervention for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis

04/19/2021

Samantha Delapena ;

Areta Kowal-Vern ;

Stephanie E. Bollenbach ;

Kevin N. Foster , MD, MBA, FACS;

Philomene Spadafore ;

Marc R. Matthews , MD, FACS, MS;

In this report, 2 cases of IAD are presented as chemical burns. After a prolonged interval of urinary and fecal incontinence, an incapacitated 65-year-old male with 14% total body surface area (TBSA) partial-thickness wounds, and an...

In this report, 2 cases of IAD...

04/19/2021

Wounds

Case Report

Salvaging a Totally Avulsed Nail Bed Using Free Grafting and Postoperative Ice Cooling: A Case Report

04/06/2021

Kun-Yong Sung ;

Sang-Yeul Lee , PhD, MD;

This report presents a rare case of a 26-year-old man who experienced an isolated total avulsion injury of the nail bed with exposure of the phalangeal bone while using machinery, which was treated successfully with free grafting and...

This report presents a rare case...

04/06/2021

Wounds

Case Report

Reconstruction of COVID-19–Related Compartment Syndrome With Massive Soft Tissue Necrosis

04/01/2021

Christopher Bibbo ;

The COVID-19 virus is caused by the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 has drastically changed the medical landscape. Although predominantly impacting the respiratory system, COVID-19 has several non-respiratory symptoms associated with...

The COVID-19 virus is caused by...

04/01/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Efficacy of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Abdominal Donor Site After Free Flap Breast Reconstruction

04/01/2021

Vishwanath Chegireddy ;

Lauren Beal ;

Warren A. Ellsworth ;

Andres F. Doval ;

Aldona J. Spiegel ;

Dmitry Zavlin , MD;

Christian Arroyo-Alonso ;

The aim of this study was to analyze the use of closed incision negative pressure wound therapy at the abdominal donor site following deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction.

The aim of this study was to...

04/01/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Use of Pressure Mapping to Compare Two Operating Room Surfaces in the Supine With Bent Knees Position and the Supine in Lithotomy Position

04/01/2021

Oleg Teleten , MS, RN, CWCN;

Machelle Wilson ;

Jenni Prevatt ;

Christopher Burleson ;

Lisa Peterson , MS, RN;

The aim of this study was to measure and compare 2 different OR surfaces in both the supine with bent knees position and the supine in lithotomy position. The authors sought to identify the most effective pressure redistribution surface in...

The aim of this study was to...

04/01/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Does Phototherapy Promote Wound Healing? Limitations of Blue Light Irradiation

04/01/2021

Clemens Memmel ;

Wiebke Eisler ;

Adrien Daigeler , MD;

Sabrina Krauss ;

Markus Denzinger ;

Christian Knorr ;

Manuel Held , MD;

This study investigated the effects of phototherapy on keratinocytes with 2 established devices in vitro.

This study investigated the...

04/01/2021

Wounds

Column

Editorial Message

Are You Sure You Can’t Do It?

04/01/2021

Terry Treadwell , MD, FACS, FAAWC;

Many times, we face situations that are new to us. In wound care, it may be new treatments or new procedures that seem reasonable, but if a clinician has not used or employed these new options, they may feel that these would only be for wound...

Many times, we face situations...

04/01/2021

Wounds