Introduction: Approximately 2% of all hospitalized patients worldwide have a chronic wound, and older adult patients are at highest risk, because aging impairs the healing process.1 As ma...
Background: Venous ulceration is the most common type of leg ulceration and a significant clinical problem, affecting approximately 1% of the population and 3% of people over 80 years of ...
Introduction: Patients with long-standing venous insufficiency will often develop chronic lipodermatosclerosis (LDS). LDS is a form of panniculitis, with signs and symptoms including pain...
Introduction: Pressure ulcers can impair the quality of life, and the goal of management is to create an optimal local wound healing environment1. Pressure ulcers can be difficult to mana...
Venous ulceration is the most common type of leg ulceration and a significant clinical problem, affecting approximately 1% of the population and 3% of people over 80 years of age in weste...
Abstract Body: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been indicated for use in a variety of wound types including chronic and acute wounds, partial-thickness burns, as well as used a...