Lower Extremity Wounds

Another One Bites the Dust: Evaluating the Proteomics Response of Methicillin-Susceptible vs. Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (USA-300 MSSA/MRSA) to a Novel Antimicrobial EPC-373K vs. Beta-Lactam Antibiotics

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is a highly virulent, antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogen responsible for nosocomial and community-acquired infections with a high prevalence in...

05/26/2022

Assessing the Antimicrobial Performance of a Novel Non-Woven PHMB Dressing, Over a 21-Day Period

Introduction: A new, high gelling fibre dressing combining Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) has been developed for use on acute and chronic wounds. The...

05/26/2022

Reducing Costs While Preserving Lives & Limbs in Medicare Patients; Cost-Effectiveness of Dehydrated Human Amnion Chorion Membrane Allografts in the Treatment of Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of using standard care (No Advanced treatment, NAT) compared to an advanced Treatment (AT), like a Dehydrated Amnion/Chorio...

05/26/2022

Cost-effectiveness of commonly used cellular and/or tissue-based products in the management of diabetic foot ulcers

Introduction: As many as a quarter of patients with diabetes mellitus will experience a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) which often require extensive healing time and negatively impact patient ...

05/26/2022

Decreased Health Care Expenditure and Average Length of Therapy with Facilitated Transition Discharge Program for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Patients

This study compares the average length of therapy (ALOT) between patients discharged from acute care facilities that have instituted a facilitated transition discharge program allowing fo...

05/26/2022

Implementation of an Interprofessional Wound Care Collaboration Model in a Rural Health Organization

Background: There is an increasing need for specialty wound care in rural areas. Interprofessional collaboration can maximize the available resources and improve patient outcomes includin...

05/26/2022

Implementing Patient Turning & Repositioning Device and Protocol to Increase Q2 Turn Effectiveness and Compliance

Implementing Patient Turning & Repositioning Device and Protocol to Increase Q2 Turn Effectiveness and Compliance Introduction: Due to recent increases in HAPIs and after identifying...

05/26/2022

Case Studies of The Use Of Non-Invasive Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression (PACE) System Reduces Wound Area And Speeds Wound Closure In Patients Admitted At COVID 19 ICU Sets

Background: Facing the international background of pandemia new challenges inside COVID 19´s ITU services are raising in Brazil. One of the most important is the effective wound managemen...

05/26/2022

Pressure Ulcer Prevention a Quality Improvement Project

Introduction: Despite the ongoing attempts to prevent Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs), there is still a significant amount of HAPUs that occurs still. This poster presentation ...

05/26/2022

Treatment of Large Painful Lower Extremity Ulcer with Edema and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Using Transforming Powder Dressing (TPD)

The management of lower extremity (LE) wounds in patients with chronic edema is challenging. Edema may be present for many reasons, including deep venous thrombosis (DVT), which can resul...

05/26/2022