chronic wounds

Case Series

Use of a Novel Purified Reconstituted Bilayer Matrix for Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Retrospective Case Series

01/25/2023

Michael Tritto , DPM, FASPS;

Adam L. Isaac , DPM, FACFAS;

This retrospective review examined 10 chronic diabetic foot ulcer patients treated with novel purified reconstituted bilayer matrix to assess safety and efficiency with a primary endpoint of wound closure at 12 weeks.

This retrospective review...

01/25/2023

Wounds

Videos

Skin Substitutes for Treating Chronic Wounds: Q&A with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

10/03/2022

This video features an interview with members of the ECRI Institute-Penn Medicine Evidence-Based Practice Center (ECRI) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality regarding a systematic review of skin substitutes conducted by the ECRI...

This video features an interview...

10/03/2022

Wounds

Editorial Message

Wounds in Older Age: More of a Problem?

08/31/2022

Terry Treadwell , MD, FACS, FAAWC;

Dr. Treadwell touches on the factors associated with more difficult wound healing in older patients.

Dr. Treadwell touches on the...

08/31/2022

Wounds

Review

The Role of Hemodynamic Shear Stress in Healing Chronic Wounds

06/24/2022

Efthymios Gkotsoulias , DPM;

Kenneth John Dormer ;

The authors provide an in-depth review of the impact of hemodynamics and the inflammatory cycle on the healing of chronic wounds.

The authors provide an in-depth...

06/24/2022

Wounds

Case Report

Use of Chitosan-based Dressings for the Management of a Chronic Lower Limb Ulcer: A Case Report

03/02/2022

Sumedh Lokapure ;

Sanjay Deshpande , MD;

Madhukar Kulkarni ;

An 81-year-old female with hypertension was admitted to the hospital with a high-grade fever, generalized weakness, anorexia, and right lower limb pain with redness.

An 81-year-old female with...

03/02/2022

Wounds

Editorial Message

Who, Me?

02/01/2022

Terry Treadwell , MD, FACS, FAAWC;

We know that wound healing involves a process that is complicated, precise, and stepwise. In the chronic wound, there are many things that can interfere with the process, and it is our job as wound care providers to identify these problems...

We know that wound healing...

02/01/2022

Wounds

Original Research

Autologous Platelet-rich Plasma vs Conventional Dressing in the Management of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers

01/25/2022

Mohamed M. Alkilany ;

Yasmine Hany Hegab ;

Mahmoud A.E. Soliman ;

Yasser A. Orban ;

This research aimed to study the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in managing chronic diabetic foot ulcers.

This research aimed to study the...

01/25/2022

Wounds

Case Series

Early Clinical Performance of an Adaptive Self-Assembling Barrier Scaffold in Nonhealing Chronic Wounds: A Review of Six Cases

12/23/2021

Randall D. Wolcott , MD, CWS;

Lou D'Oro ;

Daniel L. Kapp , MD;

Laura Pfendler , PT, DPT, CWS;

Authors evaluated the performance of a proprietary adaptive self-assembling barrier scaffold (aSABS) in the management and healing of complex chronic wounds.

Authors evaluated the...

12/23/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Management of Acute and Chronic Wounds Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time: A Retrospective Review of a 100-Patient Cohort in Padova, Italy

08/14/2021

Eleonora de Antoni ;

Sandro Rizzato ;

Franco Bassetto , MD;

Carlotta Scarpa ;

Key healing outcomes observed in subgroups differentiated by sex, wound etiology, initial wound size, and topical instillation solution were reported.

Key healing outcomes observed in...

08/14/2021

Wounds

Empirical Studies

Music in the Wound Care Center: Effects on Anxiety Levels and Blood Pressure Measurements in Patients Receiving Standard Care

04/01/2021

Gary Breitbart , MD;

Laura Giordano , BSN, RN;

Huifang Cheng , MSN, APN, RN;

Geoffrey Wong , MD;

David Richmand , MD;

This study sought to examine the effect of music during treatment on post–wound care treatment anxiety levels and blood pressure measurements in patients with chronic wounds.

This study sought to examine the...

04/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention