Kevin N. Foster, MD, MBA, FACS

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

Temporary Abdominal Closure Combined With an Irrigating System Utilizing Hypochlorous Acid Solution to Decrease Abdominal Mucopurulence

03/27/2021

Kevin N. Foster , MD, MBA, FACS;

Marc R. Matthews , MD, FACS, MS;

Asia N. Quan , PharmD, BCPS;

Daniel M. Caruso ;

Alexandra S. Weir , MD;

A 47-year-old man with granulomatosis polyangiitis (GPA) (formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis) was admitted to a local medical center for new-onset hemoptysis secondary to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) that eventually required a...

A 47-year-old man with...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

Case Report

Lemons in the Arizona Sunshine: The Effects of Furocoumarins Leading to Phytophotodermatitis and Burn-like Injuries

12/11/2017

Marc R. Matthews , MD, FACS, MS;

Daniel M. Caruso ;

Joel C. VanderVelde ;

Kevin N. Foster , MD, MBA, FACS;

The authors present a pediatric admission for burn-like injuries following prolonged cutaneous exposure to lemons while playing in the Arizona sunshine.

The authors present a pediatric...

12/11/2017

Wounds

Case Series

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time for the Management of Complex Wounds: A Case Series

12/31/2020

Marc R. Matthews , MD, FACS, MS;

Luis G. Fernández ;

Kevin N. Foster , MD, MBA, FACS;

Samantha Delapena ;

This case series describes the effective use of NPWTi-d in conjunction with hypochlorous acid solution in 10 patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections.

This case series describes the...

12/31/2020

Wounds

Operative Intervention for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis

Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is a type of moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) that involves partial-thickness (PT) skin loss with surrounding maceration after prolonged exp...

Virginia Nisbet ;

Kevin N. Foster , MD, MBA, FACS;

Marc R. Matthews , MD, FACS, MS;

Philomene Spadafore ;

Samantha Delapena ;

Stephanie E. Bollenbach ;

Areta Kowal-Vern ;

12/11/2019

Leclercia Adecarboxylata and Lower Extremity Necrotizing Fasciitis

Leclercia adecarboxylata is a gram negative bacillus from the Enterobacteriaceae family, cultured as the main infective agent or within a polymicrobial environment, in both immunocompeten...

Areta Kowal-Vern ;

Kevin N. Foster , MD, MBA, FACS;

Marc R. Matthews , MD, FACS, MS;

Asia N. Quan , PharmD, BCPS;

Aaron Hechtman ;

Douglas Opie ;

Virginia Nisbet ;

11/26/2019

Limb Salvage: Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane Allografts (dHACM) Used in Combination with Decellularized Human Collagen Matrix (dHCM) Can Prevent the Necessity for Amputations

Placental amniotic membrane has been used as wound dressing for more than 100 years. Burn and traumatic limb injuries with exposed bone/tendon require surgical flaps or amputations for he...

Kevin N. Foster , MD, MBA, FACS;

Marc R. Matthews , MD, FACS, MS;

William Tettelbach , MD, FACP, FIDSA, FUHM, CWS;

Areta Kowal-Vern ;

Emily Helmick ;

Christopher Mellon ;

11/25/2019