Lower Extremity Wounds

The Burden of Pediatric Chronic Wounds: A Nationwide Analysis From the United States

Introduction: Annually, 10.5 million Americans suffer from chronic wounds, with associated costs projected to exceed 30 billion USD by 2030. Despite rising cases among younger individuals...

11/01/2024

Surgeon Meets Tailor: Exploring the Economic Impact of Absorptive Dressings and Optimizing Dressing Utilization

Introduction: Burn and wound management is a critical aspect of healthcare, presenting both clinical and economic challenges. This podium presentation delves into the economic ramificat...

11/01/2024

Resolution of Inflammation in Wound Healing: Basic Best Practice and Synergistic Therapy

Introduction: Inflammation is a complex physiological process that serves as a protective response to infection, tissue injury, or stress. This response involves the recruitment of leukoc...

11/01/2024

Costs and Resource Burden of Major Lower Extremity Amputations in CLTI Patients

Introduction: Limb salvage is critical in the care of patients suffering from chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). Nevertheless, a substantial proportion of patients, particularly th...

11/01/2024

Improving Proficiency in Wound and Ostomy Care: A Practical Training Program for Recently Graduated Registered Nurses

Introduction: Background: Professional wound and ostomy care is necessary in to enhance outcomes and quality of life for patients who require it. Newly certified registered nurses (RNs) o...

11/01/2024

Topical Oxygen Therapy: Its Time Has Come

Introduction: Topical Oxygen Therapy (TOT) has been used clinically for over 50 years with many case series and open label cohort studies supporting its role in wound care. While opponent...

11/01/2024

A comparison of two single-use negative pressure wound therapy devices in the prevention of surgical site complications following Cardiovascular surgery, A retrospective real-world evidence analysis.

Introduction: Post-operative surgical site complications (SSCs) represent a significant burden to healthcare systems globally and pose many challenges for patients undergoing Cardiovascul...

11/01/2024

It's All About that Risk: What Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Patients Have Taught Us About Their Pressure Injury Risk

Introduction: While there is an abundance of literature that is descriptive of pressure injury risk in the adult patient population, there is much less data on pressure injuries in childr...

11/01/2024

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Use in Conjunction with Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose/Collagen/Silver Dressings: Expert Panel Consensus Recommendations

Introduction: With an increase in patients requiring wound care, development of new wound care options has also intensified. Advanced wound dressings and negative pressure wound therapy (...

11/01/2024

Beyond 4 Eyes in 4 Hours Implementing Long Wave Infrared Thermography

Introduction: Early identification and prevention of Pressure Injuries (PIs) pose significant challenges in hospital settings. The incidence rate of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (H...

11/01/2024