pressure injury

Pressure injuries result from prolonged pressure and lead to tissue damage, infections, extended recovery times, and an economic burden. This study explores risk factors for pressure injuries in patients who underwent surgery under general...

Pressure injuries result from...

03/11/2024

Wound Management & Prevention

Original Research

Trends in Pressure Injury Prevalence Rates and Average Days to Healing Associated With Adoption of a Comprehensive Wound Care Program and Technology in Skilled Nursing Facilities in the United States

02/13/2024

David Mannion ;

Heba Tallah Mohammed ;

Amy Cassata , RN, WCC;

Robert D.J. Fraser , MN, RN;

02/13/2024

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Cisgender Cellular Tissue-Based Products Improve Wound Healing

02/12/2024

Meaghan Coles ;

Christina Del Pin , MD;

Manuel Beltran Del Rio ;

Amit S. Rao , MD;

Alisha Oropallo , MD, FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA, FABWMS;

Wound closure rates were reviewed in this study, by size over time, to establish the CTP sex's role in healing outcomes.

Wound closure rates were...

02/12/2024

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Urinary Bladder Matrix Devices Support Closure in Complex Sacral Wounds

09/14/2023

Hannah B. Baker ;

Harrison M. Cotler ;

This retrospective case series describes the management of 5 complex sacral wounds in which urinary bladder matrix devices were applied to facilitate wound closure.

This retrospective case series...

09/14/2023

Wounds

Empirical Studies

Sepsis Episodes Caused by Pressure Injuries in Critical Illness: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

09/08/2023

Bryan M. Bright ;

Pamela Sroka-Holzmann ;

Nicole Zahn , DPM, MS;

Mohammed Khamis Mukhaini , FRCPC, MD;

Jan T. Christenson , MD;

Pamela Stein , DMD, MPH;

09/08/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

The Attitude Towards Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Questionnaire: A Turkish Validity and Reliability Study

09/07/2023

Türkan Karaca , RN, PhD;

Gülhan Erkuş Küçükkelepçe , PhD;

Semiha Aydın Özkan , PhD;

09/07/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Original Research

Use of Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in 16 Podiatry Clinic Patients with Chronic Wounds

05/25/2023

Laura Soloway , PhD, MPH;

Robert J. Klein , DPM, FACFAS, CWS;

Mary Anne Pace , MPH, NREMT-B;

Maja Backstrom , RN, WCC, OMS;

Jaekyoung A. Hong , MD;

Christine Bongards , PhD;

05/25/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Series

Rotation Flap Closure of Pressure Injuries Following Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation for Wound Cleansing

05/24/2023

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

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

Krista Montgomery ;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

The authors report 5 cases of patients with pressure injuries who underwent negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time to clean the wound and allow for primary closure with rotation flaps.

The authors report 5 cases of...

05/24/2023

Wounds