wound management

Global Clinical Practice

The Observatoire en Ville des Plaies ExSudatives (VIPES) Study: Insight Into the Patient Characteristics, Epidemiology, Previous Management, and Features of Wounds Treated in the French Community Setting

04/11/2024

Pascal Vasseur

Nayla Ayoub

Christine Juhel

Romain Schueller

Adoración Pegalajar-Jurado

Florence Armstrong

This article reports the epidemiological outcomes of the VIPES study, which focus on patient characteristics, previous wound management, and descriptions of the wounds reported by nurses at inclusion.

This article reports the...

04/11/2024

Wounds

Case Report

Use of Multimodal Long-Wave Infrared Thermography Devices in Clinical Practice

07/06/2023

Arvind Hoskoppal , MD;

Darren M. Gordon , MD;

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

Richard Simman , MD, FACS, FACCWS;

This work is a retrospective case series assessing wounds using long-wave infrared thermography.

This work is a retrospective...

07/06/2023

ePlasty

Case Study

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation in Lower Extremity Wounds May Contribute to Cost-Savings: 4 Case Reports

05/21/2023

Ralph J. Napolitano Jr., DPM, CWSP, FACFAS;

05/21/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Guest Editorial

Wound Management

10/03/2022

Windy E. Cole , DPM, CWSP, FACCWS;

Setting the Stage

10/03/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Review

Understanding the Zebras of Wound Care: An Overview of Atypical Wounds

05/03/2022

Elizabeth A. Ansert , MA, DPM, MBA;

Weldon Murry ;

Donald Cohen , DPM;

Anthony Tickner , DPM, FRCPS, FACCWS, FAPWH, FAPWCA;

Samuel Gorelik , DPM;

This review provides a general overview of various atypical wound etiologies, clinical presentations and appearance, and current treatment protocols.

This review provides a general...

05/03/2022

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

Review

All Edema Is Lymphedema: Progressing Lymphedema and Wound Management to an Integrated Model of Care

01/04/2022

Heather Hettrick , PT, PhD, CWS, AWCC, CLT-LANA, CLWT;

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

A narrative review of lymphatic physiology, fluid regulation by the endothelial glycocalyx layer, and the interconnectedness of the vascular and integumentary systems.

A narrative review of lymphatic...

01/04/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Videos

Mechanically Powered Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Use in Diabetic Foot Wounds

12/14/2021

Robert J. Klein , DPM, FACFAS, CWS;

In this clinical case presentation, the presenter illustrates a case study of a right foot plantar ulcer treated with mechanically powered, disposable negative pressure wound therapy.

In this clinical case...

12/14/2021

Wounds

Necroslough after sharp debridement of a pressure injury and application of collagenase

Diagnostic Dilemmas

Redefining Slough: A New Classification System to Improve Wound Bed Assessment and Management

08/26/2021

Jacob Jamal Nasser ;

New terminology and a clinically useful classification system for the various forms of slough are presented with the goal of helping clinicians better describe the wound bed appearance and choose appropriate interventions to maximize wound...

New terminology and a clinically...

08/26/2021

Wounds

Necrotizing Fasciitis of Forearms in Intravenous Heroin User: Case Report of Advanced Wound Management Improving Dressing Tolerance and Expediting Skin Graft

Intravenous (IV) and “Skin-popping” are methods of injecting illicit drugs that have numerous complications due to subcutaneous deposits or pierced vessels becoming infected and progressi...

Kathy E. Gallagher , DNP, MSN, APRN-FNP, CWS, WCC, BC;

Luis Cardenas , DO, PhD;

David Roberge ;

01/28/2021