pressure injury

News

Preoperative NPWT Reduces Complications After Musculocutaneous Flap Reconstruction

07/06/2022

Carol Brzozowski

Researchers from Korea investigated whether negative pressure wound therapy impacted complications following musculocutaneous flap reconstruction of pressure injury wounds.

Researchers from Korea...

07/06/2022

Wound Care

Original Research

Burden of Pressure Injuries: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

06/13/2022

Charalampos Siotos, MD¹; Andrew M Bonett, MD¹; George Damoulakis²; Adan Z Becerra, PhD³; George Kokosis, MD¹; Keith Hood, MD¹; Amir H Dorafshar, MD¹; Deana S Shenaq, MD¹

Charalampos Siotos, MD1; Andrew M Bon...

Pressure injuries remain among the most common problems faced by plastic surgeons and comprise a large portion of wound clinic practice. However, little is known about the overall morbidity related to the disease. This research sought to...

Pressure injuries remain among...

06/13/2022

ePlasty

Original Research

Effectiveness of Type I Collagen Matrix Plus Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Antimicrobial for the Treatment of Pressure Injuries

05/31/2022

Michael J. Menack

Kerry T. Thibodeaux

Carlos Trabanco

Michael Sabolinski

The authors describe the effects of PCMP in the subgroup of patients with pressure injuries from the RESPOND registry.

The authors describe the effects...

05/31/2022

Wounds

Original Research

Mobile Wound Management System Application: A Three-year Retrospective Study of its Effect on Quality of Coding Pressure Injury at Three Acute Care Hospitals

05/06/2022

Nancy Estocado

Lattrice Dickson

The authors conducted a 3-year retrospective review of hospitalized patients from 200-, 400-, and 700-bed acute care facilities before (preimplementation, year 1) and after (postimplementation, years 2 and 3) introduction of the mobile wound...

The authors conducted a 3-year...

05/06/2022

Wounds

Case Series

Microbiological Identification and Resistance Profile of Microorganisms in Pressure Injuries After the Use of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide: A Series of Fourteen Cases

02/01/2022

Felipe Monteiro Vasconcelos

Carolina Cabral Pereira da Costa

Ellen Marcia Peres

Robson Souza Leão

Helena Ferraz Gomes

Priscila Cristina da Silva Thiengo Andrade

Ariane da Silva Pires

Cristiene Faria

Ana Paula de Oliveira Motta

Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires

This case series evaluated the effectiveness of the antimicrobial polyhexamethylene biguanide on microorganisms in pressure injuries.

This case series evaluated the...

02/01/2022

Wounds

Original Research

Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Munro Scale in Italian

02/01/2022

Renato Bruno, MSN, APN, RN

Diego Bertolino, BSc

Elio Garbarino, MD

Cassendra A. Munro, PhD, RN, CNOR, RNFA

Michela Barisone, PhD, MSN, RN

Alberto Dal Molin, PhD, MSN, RN

The authors translated the Munro scale into Italian and assessed its cross-cultural content and face validity.

The authors translated the Munro...

02/01/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Letters to the Editor

Skin Failure: A Quest for a Universal Definition

12/02/2021

Kenneth Olshansky

The author proposed the development of a universal definition regarding skin failure. Wounds that are in fact pressure injuries are being labeled or attributed to skin failure, complicating the question of whether wounds are unavoidable

The author proposed the...

12/02/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Development and Implementation of an Individualized Turning Program for Pressure Injury Prevention Using Sensor Technology in Nursing Homes: A Quality Improvement Program

11/03/2021

Jeanine Maguire, MPT, CWS

Denine Hastings, RN, BSN, MBA

Mary Adams, RN-MSN, APRN, CLNC, FNC

Debra Phillips, RN, BS

John McKenna, BS, MBA

Jiunn-Ru Lin, MS

Annemari Cooley, MA, MBA

11/03/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Series

Use of a Novel Silicone-Acrylic Drape With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Four Patients With Periwound Skin Breakdown

11/02/2021

Emily Greenstein

Nancy Moore

This retrospective case series reports on the use of HA-drape in 4 patients who experienced periwound skin breakdown. The goal was to minimize skin breakdown while maintaining a seal on the dressing.

This retrospective case series...

11/02/2021

Wounds

Empirical Research

Relationship Between Smoking and Pressure Injury Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

09/01/2021

Bing-Bing Wu

Dong-Zhou Gu

Jia-Ning Yu

Li-Ping Feng, MS

Rong Xu

Man-Li Zha, MS