Surgical Wounds

Selective immunosuppression for chronic pemphigoid ulceration in the setting of multiple comorbidities.

An 82-year-old male with a history of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was admitted for a chronic, non-healing ulceration of his left lower extremity. A 4mm punch biopsy ...

Janell Tully , BS;

Cameron Lambert , BAS;

Richard A. Schilling , DPM;

Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC;

Kristen Eckert ;

05/26/2022

Management of a Diabetic Foot Ulceration using Off-The-Shelf Instant Contact Casting Device: case report

Introduction:Management of chronic diabetic foot ulceration is a difficult challenge Podiatrists face. Patient compliance often hinders success and traditional total contact casting can b...

Susan Rolniak St. John , MSN, APRN-NP;

Michael Florie , DPM;

05/26/2022

Study: a 21-DAY Stay-In-Place Dressing Wound Care System Utilizing Marine Extracts

Study: a 21-DAY Stay-In-Place Dressing Wound Care System Utilizing Marine ExtractsMOHS & deep shave excisions result in slow healing wounds in the elderly. A Dermatology Practice chal...

Eric A. Lewis , MD;

Jennifer Nastanski , NP-C;

05/26/2022

Iodophor Foam Dressing Used in Combination with an Esterified Hyaluronic Acid Matrix to Reduce the Risk of Infections and Benefit Wound Healing in Lower Extremity Wounds

Introduction: Infections of lower extremity wounds (LEWs) can often result in sepsis or loss of a limb.1, 2 A multicenter study of elderly patients with chronic LEWs including “hard-to-he...

Animesh Bhatia , DPM, CWS;

Jacob Grimmer , BSc;

05/26/2022

Intact Fragmented Fish Skin Graft as Novel Approach to Filling Sinus Pilonidal Wounds: A Case Series

Introduction: To assess the feasibility of using intact fish skin graft (FSG) to heal chronic post-surgical sinus pilonidal wounds. Pilonidal disease is a common condition of the skin and...

Jodi L. Walters , DPM, DABFAS;

Valarie N. Samoy , DPM, DABPM;

Anna Sverrisdottir , MD;

05/26/2022

Is My Wound Infected? Use of Thermal Imaging to Assess Wound Infection

Introduction: Because the traditional signs of infection, rubor, dolor, calor, and tumor, are shared between incipient infections and aseptic inflammation, discriminating between these en...

José L. Ramirez-Garcialuna , MD, MSc, PhD;

05/26/2022

Jet Lavage Irrigation and Dialkylcarbamoyl Chloride Wound Dressing in Stage 4 Pressure Injury Chronic Wounds: Pre-hypothesis Study

Introduction:Dialkylcarbmoyl (DACC) chloride-coated wound dressing is a non-cytotoxic system for reducing bio-burden by hydrophobic binding of the microorganisms. This pre-hypothesis stud...

James B. Stiehl , MD, MBA;

05/26/2022

Impact of Remote Wound Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created the urgent need for telehealth to play a larger role in wound care. The high prevalence of comorbidities in the wound care populati...

José L. Ramirez-Garcialuna , MD, MSc, PhD;

Robin C. Lenz , DPM, FACFAS;

05/26/2022

Intermittent Topical Wound Oxygen Therapy Promotes Closure in Calciphylaxis Wounds

Introduction: Calciphylaxis is a rare disorder that presents with painful, necrotic, ischemic skin and tissue lesions resulting from arteriole calcification and reduced blood flow. Most o...

Laurin Mejia , PhD, PA-C;

Shawn Amersi , BSN;

Ali Pitafi , MD;

05/26/2022

Evaluating Extended Usage of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Over Closed Flap Incisions in Pressure Ulcer Management

Introduction: Closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT*) administers constant subatmospheric pressure1, helps hold incision edges together, removes fluid and infectious materials,...

Michael N. Desvigne , MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS;

05/26/2022