Chronic Wounds

Fluorescence Imaging

Can Fluorescence Imaging Predict the Success of CTPs for Wound Closure and Save Costs?

12/05/2019

Barbara Aung, DPM, CWS, FAPWHc

This author presents information on a pilot case series comparing clinical visual judgment to bacterial fluorescence imaging, revealing the power of visualization to predict cost savings for cellular- and tissue-based products (CTPs) and...

This author presents information...

12/05/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

The Handwriting on the Wall for Wound Management

12/05/2019

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

We are at an important crossroads in the field of wound management. From the perspective of new technologies, the future is bright. Unfortunately, the future of the field itself is dismal. Under Medicare’s new Quality Payment Program (QPP),...

We are at an important...

12/05/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

The Value of a Novel Bioactive Glass Fiber Technology in Accelerating Healing While Minimizing Costs: A Case Series

Background: Chronic wounds represent a significant challenge in global health, affecting an estimated 6.5 million people in the United States alone, with an estimated cost of $25 billion ...

12/02/2019

Health Economics of Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging: Realized Cost Savings with Fluorescence Informed Sampling of Chronic Wounds

Introduction: More than $33 billion is spent annually on chronic wounds in the United States, leaving facilities and payers in search of key areas for cost reduction.

12/02/2019

Evaluation of the Effects of Human Keratin Wound Matrix on Difficult-to-Heal Chronic Wounds

Background: On the market today, there are a plethora of products aimed to reinstate the normal cycle of wound healing for chronic nonhealing wounds, thus allowing them to close. We aimed...

11/26/2019

The Management of Ulcers Associated with Skin Popping: A Case Series

Introduction: Skin popping remains a common method of heroin abuse in the United States. Skin popping is an alternative to intravenous drug use, in which the user injects heroin into the ...

11/25/2019

Use of a Bioresorbable Wound Matrix with a Polymeric Coating Containing Ionic and Metallic Silver in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot and Venous Leg Wounds

Wound healing is a complex, orderly process of cellular infiltrate and matrix deposition. Chronic wounds develop in patients with comorbidities and compromised immune systems. Infection a...

11/25/2019

Dietary Supplement Use by Older Adults with Chronic Wounds

Nearly 70% of older adults in the U.S. report using ≥ 1 dietary supplements (DSs) daily. While DSs may have health benefits, there is risk for toxicity or harmful drug-supplement interact...

11/25/2019

Real-World Clinical Evaluation of an Enhanced Antimicrobial Dressing as Part of the Wound Treatment Protocol in a Long-Term Acute Care Facility

Introduction: Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is a long-term acute care hospital accredited in wound care by the Joint Commission.

11/22/2019

Impact of Innovative Moisture Management Border Foam Dressing on Challenging Wounds: Case Series

Wound exudate production is a normal process in wound healing; however, when produced in excess, like that in chronic wounds, there is an increased risk for periwound maceration and/or le...

11/22/2019