chronic wounds

Case Q&A

Pathogenesis of Pressure Injuries

03/07/2024

Stephen M. Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Hon) FRCSE, FACS¹; Ryan Mathis, MD²

Stephen M. Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Ho...

This Case Q&A discusses pressure injuries, with context for spinal cord injuries.

This Case Q&A discusses pressure...

03/07/2024

ePlasty

Case Study

Treating Chronic Wounds in an Acute Care Setting: The Forgotten Diagnosis

12/12/2023

Emily Sue Greenstein, MSN, APRN, CNP¹; William Falone, MSN, RN, CWON²; Teresa Patterson, BSN, RN, CWON³; Katherine Cesario, MA, RN, CWOCN⁴; Linda Mitchell, RN, BSN, CWOCN⁵; Tanya Martel, DNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN⁶; Julie Rivera, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CWOCN⁷; Maarten Vooijs, MSc⁸; and Sarah Norton, MSN, MBA, RN, CWCN⁸

Emily Sue Greenstein, MSN, APRN, CNP1...

The authors of this article examine the role that hospitals could play in the management of chronic wounds.

The authors of this article...

12/12/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Series

Surgical Management of Pain or Infection Secondary to Calciphylaxis: A Wound Center’s Experience and Algorithmic Multidisciplinary Approach

10/18/2023

Lauren E. Berger

Alice C. Bell

Samuel S. Huffman

Daisy L. Spoer

Ilana G. Margulies

Kevin G. Kim

Cameron M. Akbari

John S. Steinberg

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

This single-center retrospective review of 11 adult patients with calciphylaxis sought to understand complications and outcomes when surgery was used in the management of the condition.

This single-center retrospective...

10/18/2023

Wounds

Original Research

Effectiveness of a Purified Type I Collagen Matrix Plus the Antimicrobial Polyhexamethylene Biguanide for Use in Cutaneous Wounds: Analysis of a Population of Three Combined Registries

09/25/2023

Scott A. Gorenstein

Michael A. Bain, MD

Alisha Oropallo MD

George Koullias MD

Michael Leon Sabolinski

Researchers analyzed pooled data from the population of 3 combined registries to determine the effectiveness of a wound scaffold comprised of purified type I collagen matrix plus the antimicrobial polyhexamethylene biguanide to determine...

Researchers analyzed pooled data...

09/25/2023

Wounds

Case Series

Clinical Management of Nonuremic Calcific Arteriolopathy: A Report of Three Cases

09/08/2023

Laura Swoboda

The author describes 3 cases of nonuremic calcific arteriolopathy successfully managed with multimodal treatment including wound hygiene, pain management, and infection control.

The author describes 3 cases of...

09/08/2023

Wounds

Case Series

Utilizing International Consensus Panel Recommendations and a Clinical Decision Tree to Guide Selection of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

07/05/2023

Amanda Loney

Rafael J. Diaz-Garcia

Julie M. Murdoch

Mandy Spitzer

Case studies were collected and reviewed by researchers to demonstrate the applicability of previously published consensus statements and a decision tree in the guidance of negative pressure wound therapy use to optimize wound treatment.

Case studies were collected and...

07/05/2023

Wounds

Case Study

A Single-Center Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of a Native Cross-Linked Extracellular Matrix with Polyhexamethylene Biguanide to Manage Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds Exhibiting Bacterial Contamination

05/03/2023

Windy Cole, DMP¹; Janina Krumbeck, PhD²; Christopher Schattinger, PhD³

Windy Cole, DMP1; Janina Krumbeck, Ph...

05/03/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Series

Reduced Time to Skin Grafting in Chronic Wounds Using an Esterified Hyaluronic Acid Matrix and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

05/01/2023

Tracy Robertson

Leonard Benitez

Ten patients were assessed to compare the time to wound closure between patients who received negative pressure wound therapy alone and those who received negative pressure wound therapy and esterified hyaluronic acid matrix.

Ten patients were assessed to...

05/01/2023

Wounds

Case Report

Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient With Dubowitz Syndrome: a New Comorbidity?

03/22/2023

Matteo Bevilacqua

Giammarco Granieri

Cristian Fidanzi

Giorgia Salvia

Flavia Manzo Margiotta

Alessandra Michelucci

Marco Romanelli

Valentina Dini

In this case report, the authors discuss a 50-year-old female who presented with necrotic, punched-out ulcers on her back.

In this case report, the authors...

03/22/2023

Wounds

Case Series

Stepwise Surgical Technique Used to Treat Recalcitrant Pretibial Ulcerations: A Case Series

01/31/2023

Deepali Darji

Jeremy Perse

Yi Arnold

The authors report on 3 cases of chronic pretibial ulcers successfully treated with fenestration and the application of an antimicrobial fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix.

The authors report on 3 cases of...

01/31/2023

Wounds