venous ulcers

Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and a Novel Silicone Hybrid Drape in Complex Wounds

Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation and dwell (NPWTi-d*) is applied using an adhesive acrylic drape. However, traditional drape can be painful upon remo...

05/26/2022

Management of a large complex wound using a micronized lyophilized extracellular matrix (porcine small intestine submucosa) and a viable cryopreserved placental membrane

Introduction: Porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) contains similar extracellular matrix components as those found in the human dermis including structural proteins, GAGs, glycoprotei...

05/26/2022

Pure Hypochlorous Preserved Wound Cleanser* in the Management oF Wound/skin Conditions Associated with Moisture Associated Skin Damage

Introduction: We report our experience with HAPWOC in a 454-bed metropolitan Level I Trauma Center in the Midwestern United States. Adopted by the Certified Wound Ostomy & Continence ...

05/26/2022

Fuzzy Wale Compression Stockinet Delivers Positive Pressure Wound Therapy (PPWT)

Background: Compression is the cornerstone in the management of venous leg ulcers (VLU) and edema of multiple origins.1, 2 Historically, compression dosage (mmHg) and gradience have bee...

05/26/2022

Case series to evaluate the Omeza® Combination Therapy in the treatment of lower extremity ulcers of mixed etiologies exhibiting bacterial contamination as determined by a novel violet-light camera system and correlating biomarkers

Introduction: Wound healing is optimized by utilizating therapies that control bacterial burden, decrease tissue inflammation, support the extracellular matrix and establish a balanced he...

05/26/2022

Continuity of Care: Retrospective Review of Ovine Forestomach Matrix Efficacy Across All Phases of Wound Healing

Ovine Forestomach Matrix (OFM) has demonstrated great clinical efficacy in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds in the out-patient setting[1]. Recently, newer particulate+ and robust...

05/26/2022

Case Series: Optimizing wound healing in challenging lower extremity wounds using a Gentian Violet/ Methylene Blue Wide-Cell Polyvinyl Alcohol antibacterial foam in conjunction with traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Chronic lower extremity wounds can result from a myriad of different diseases. Many of wounds do to size and severity respond well to NPWT. A common issue is that different tissues requir...

05/26/2022

An Alternative Approach to the Management of Wounds Secondary to Diagnosis or Treatment of Skin Cancers

Introduction: Skin cancer ranks as the most common form of cancer in the United States with an estimated 1 in 5 individuals developing a form of skin cancer in their lifetime1-3. Actinic ...

05/26/2022

Application of a Bioengineered Electrospun Synthetic Polymer Matrix in Limb Salvage: A Case Series.

Introduction:Over 150,000 lower extremity amputations are performed in the United States each year, with 85% of lower-limb amputations in patients with diabetes, being preceded with an un...

05/26/2022

The impact of frailty on wound healing in people with chronic diabetic foot ulcers treated with skin substitutes

Objective: Frailty associated with adverse health outcomes has not been investigated on management of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). This study aims to shed light on potential impact of fra...

05/26/2022