complex wounds

Empirical Studies

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) in an Outpatient Wound Care Clinic: Case Series Analysis of a Non-Invasive Technology in the Management of Chronic Wounds for Wound Bed Preparation

05/13/2024

Jayesh B. Shah , MD, MSc, UHM, ABPM, CWSP, FAPWCA;

The aim of this small case series was to evaluate the effect of ESWT on complex chronic wounds in patients with multiple comorbidities in a medically underserved outpatient wound care clinic setting.

The aim of this small case...

05/13/2024

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Series

Use of a Synthetic Hybrid-scale Fiber Matrix in the Management of Chronic and Complex Wounds: A Retrospective Case Series

06/16/2023

Thea Price , MD;

In this retrospective case series, patients with chronic and complex wounds of various etiologies were treated with the synthetic hybrid-scale fiber matrix to assess its utility in the management of these wound types.

In this retrospective case...

06/16/2023

Wounds

Case Series

Application of 3 Different Types of Pedicled Adipofascial Flaps in the Repair of Deep Dead Space Wounds

02/24/2023

Chao Hu ;

Yin Wang ;

Wenting Wang ;

Pengtao Li ;

Linsen Fang , MSM;

Zhengguo Xia , MD;

Xinwang Cao ;

This case series presents the results of 15 patients who were treated with adipofascial flaps to repair complicated wounds with deep dead space.

This case series presents the...

02/24/2023

Wounds

Review

Topical Autologous Blood Clot Therapy: An Introduction and Development of Consensus Panel to Guide Use in the Treatment of Complex Wound Types

07/07/2022

John C. Lantis II, MD, FACS;

Alexander M. Reyzelman , DPM, FACFAS;

Vickie R. Driver , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Jarrod P. Kaufman , MD;

Thomas Wild ;

Windy E. Cole , DPM, CWSP, FACCWS;

Warren S. Joseph , DPM, FIDSA;

Robert J. Snyder , MD, PhD, DPM, FACFAS, CWS-P, MBA;

This publication, the first in a series, provides an evidence basis of the gap between definition and treatment of complex wounds, an overview of the use of autologous therapies in these wounds, and the science behind TABCT.

This publication, the first in a...

07/07/2022

Wounds

Original Research

Use of a Fluorescence Imaging Device to Detect Elevated Bacterial Loads, Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Increase Communication Across Inpatient Complex Wound Care Teams

06/10/2022

Susan Schneider ;

Lisa Di Prospero ;

Laura Rashleigh ;

Stephanie Chadwick ;

Tracey DasGupta ;

Manry Xu ;

Shahriar Shahrokhi ;

Kathryn Rego ;

Marc G. Jeschke ;

Liz Williamson ;

Leda Sitartchouk ;

Leslie Lam ;

Sukaina Muhammad ;

Kevin Zhou ;

This prospective implementation study at 2 hospital inpatient sites examines the effect of bedside fluorescence imaging of wounds in the detection of elevated bacterial loads and its location in/around the wound on the inpatient wound...

This prospective implementation...

06/10/2022

Wounds

Pearls for Practice

Healing Complex Wounds From Necrotizing Fasciitis Using the Combination of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell and a Hypochlorous Acid Solution

02/01/2021

Elizabeth Faust , MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, DAPWCA;

This case series highlights a hypochlorous acid solution in combination with NPWTi-d to assist in mechanically removing bacteria and necrotic tissue in wound bed preparation and to manage infection.

This case series highlights a...

02/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

A Novel Combination Approach to Severe Burn Injuries Using Fetal Bovine Dermis and Human Amniotic Membrane in Sequence: A Case Study

Burn wounds of the feet are considered major burns, with a high complication rate and significant morbidity, even in non-diabetic patients. Diabetic patients are known to experience more ...

Jack Route , DPM;

Auston Brown ;

Jason Dunn ;

Karuna Xaymountry ;

01/28/2021

Aseptically Processed Placental and Dermal Tissue Matrices For Soft Tissue Reconstruction. A Review of 145 Cases

Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is a routine approach to achieve closure. Due to the poor tissue quality, longstanding inflammation, bioburden and impai...

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

Krista Bauer (Montgomery) , RN, WCC, OMS;

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

01/28/2021

Healing Complex Wounds from Necrotizing Fasciitis Using the Combination of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time and a Hypochlorous Acid solution

Necrotizing Fasciitis is a life-threatening infection that can rapidly destroy skin, fat, and generally any tissue that covers muscles. The disease sometimes is called flesh-eating bacter...

Elizabeth Faust , MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, DAPWCA;

01/28/2021

Microporous Annealed Particle (MAP) Wound Matrix, a New Scaffold for Complex Wounds

Abstract Body: Background: Microporous Annealed Particle (MAP) technology is a ‘smart’ flowable and resorbable wound matrix with a unique porous microenvironment that enables rapid tissue...

Sam Timko ;

Jugtar Purewal ;

Stephanie Deshayes , PhD;

Westbrook Weaver ;

Paul Richieri ;

Philip Scumpia ;

Jumana Alhamdi ;

Donald Griffin ;

11/23/2020