Kurt Holifield, RN, BSN, WCC, OMS

Krista Montgomery ;

Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation to Cleanse Lower Extremity Wounds

The authors report 5 cases of patients with pressure injuries who underwent negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time to clean the wound and allow for primary closure with rotation flaps.

The authors report 5 cases of...

05/24/2023

Wounds

Introduction: Use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d*) to deliver, dwell, and remove topical wound solutions from the wound bed can assist...

Use of Sequential Wound Management in Three Patients with Lower Extremity Wounds

Ralph J. Napolitano Jr., DPM, CWSP, FACFAS;

05/26/2022

Introduction: Chronic and complex wounds often require a combination of treatment methods tailored to the needs of the wound and the patient. Advanced wound therapies and dressings such a...

Robert J. Klein , DPM, FACFAS, CWS;

Utilization of an Acellular Fish Skin Graft for Promotion of Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcerations: A Case Study

05/26/2022

Introduction: The benefits of utilizing xenografts for the management of chronic wounds has been studied in recent years as a developing alternative to allografts and autografts. This ret...

Randal Lepow , DPM, FACFAS;

Pure Hypochlorous Preserved Wound Cleanser* in the Management oF Wound/skin Conditions Associated with Moisture Associated Skin Damage

05/26/2022

Introduction: We report our experience with HAPWOC in a 454-bed metropolitan Level I Trauma Center in the Midwestern United States. Adopted by the Certified Wound Ostomy & Continence ...

Michael D. Kalos , DNP, RN, CWOCN;

Hypochlorous Acid Solution* for Wound Bed Preparation in the Surgical and Nonsurgical Patient

05/26/2022

The use of hypochlorous acid (HOCL) in the preparation of the wound bed has become an increasingly well-accepted practice. Several guidelines have indicated that HOCL cleansers have the ...

Beating Biofilm with Hypochlorous Acid Instillation with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

08/19/2021

Biofilm and the bacterial burden have been recognized as impediments to wound progression. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has gained...

Aseptically Processed Meshed Reticular Dermal Matrix For Soft Tissue Reconstruction for Necrotizing Fasciitis: Case Report

01/28/2021

Necrotizing infection carries a high mortality.1 If the patient survives, they typically have undergone multiple surgical debridements to assist in clearing the infection and necrotic tis...

Aseptically Processed Placental and Dermal Tissue Matrices For Soft Tissue Reconstruction. A Review of 145 Cases

01/28/2021

Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is a routine approach to achieve closure. Due to the poor tissue quality, longstanding inflammation, bioburden and impai...

Management of Lower Extremity Orthopedic Wounds With Exposed Hardware Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation

01/28/2021

Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d*), which provides wound cleansing to help remove debris, infectious materials, and exudate, has been reported to ...