An 81-year-old female with hypertension was admitted to the hospital with a high-grade fever, generalized weakness, anorexia, and right lower limb pain with redness.

An 81-year-old female with...

03/02/2022

Wounds

Case Series

Microbiological Identification and Resistance Profile of Microorganisms in Pressure Injuries After the Use of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide: A Series of Fourteen Cases

02/01/2022

Cristiene Faria ;

Ariane da Silva Pires ;

Felipe Monteiro Vasconcelos ;

Carolina Cabral Pereira da Costa ;

Ellen Marcia Peres ;

Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires , BSN, PhD;

Ana Paula de Oliveira Motta ;

Helena Ferraz Gomes ;

Robson Souza Leão ;

Bwanali Jereni , MBBS;

Priscila Cristina da Silva Thiengo Andrade ;

This case series evaluated the effectiveness of the antimicrobial polyhexamethylene biguanide on microorganisms in pressure injuries.

This case series evaluated the...

02/01/2022

Wounds

Original Research

Using Augmented Reality to Improve Patient Outcomes With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

02/01/2022

Richard Hill , RN, CWCN, FAACWS, MSN, APRN, FNP-C;

This study demonstrated the use of augmented reality to improve the outcome of patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy.

This study demonstrated the use...

02/01/2022

Wounds

Original Research

Autologous Platelet-rich Plasma vs Conventional Dressing in the Management of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers

01/25/2022

Mohamed M. Alkilany ;

Yasmine Hany Hegab ;

Mahmoud A.E. Soliman ;

Yasser A. Orban ;

This research aimed to study the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in managing chronic diabetic foot ulcers.

This research aimed to study the...

01/25/2022

Wounds

Original Research

Role of Ultrathin Skin Graft in Early Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Comparison With Conventional Methods

01/25/2022

Rahul Shetty ;

Ankush Potphode ;

B.S. Giridhar ;

The purpose of the current study was to demonstrate the efficacy of ultrathin skin grafting (UTSG) in the early healing of DFUs in terms of cost-effectiveness, reduced total number of hospital visits, and final wound outcome (ie, limb salvage...

The purpose of the current study...

01/25/2022

Wounds

Case Series

Axillary Hidradenitis Reconstruction Using a Dermal Regeneration Template

11/03/2021

Casey Kraft ;

Gregory D. Pearson , MD;

This case series retrospectively reviewed and evaluated outcomes using DRT and skin grafting for axillary hidradenitis reconstruction to report the authors’ initial experience.

This case series retrospectively...

11/03/2021

Wounds

Column

Evidence Corner

Local Tranexamic Acid Reduces Surgical Blood Loss

02/02/2022

Laura Bolton

This installment of Evidence Corner reviews 2 recent studies exploring the effects of adding locally delivered TXA to intravenous (IV) systemic TXA during spinal surgery and confirming efficacy of a single dose of topical TXA on hip...

This installment of Evidence...

02/02/2022

Wounds

Editorial Message

Who, Me?

02/01/2022

Terry Treadwell , MD, FACS, FAAWC;

We know that wound healing involves a process that is complicated, precise, and stepwise. In the chronic wound, there are many things that can interfere with the process, and it is our job as wound care providers to identify these problems...

We know that wound healing...

02/01/2022

Wounds