venous ulcers

Wound Management of Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis

Introduction: 57-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of RCA STEMI and reduced EF%, admitted to the hospital with diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis infection involving his pe...

11/01/2024

Observations in Acellular Porcine Liver Collagen Scaffold* Case Series for Evidence Based Applications to Real World Prospective Randomized Controlled Trials in Wound Healing

Introduction: Tissue scaffolds are a wound care option to complement other existing techniques.

11/01/2024

Comparative Usability Evaluation of a Novel Gradient Compression System Versus Standard Compression Garments Final Data Analysis

Introduction: Under normal conditions, valves within the venous system direct blood from the superficial into the deep system, which return the blood back towards the heart. A host of ill...

11/01/2024

Clearance of Chronic Venous Fibrotic Occlusions with Mechanical Thrombectomy for Venous Leg Ulcer Prevention and Healing

Introduction: Up to 50% of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients develop post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), a form of chronic venous disease (CVD) that can present with venous leg ulcers (VLUs...

11/01/2024

A non-woven polyvinyl alcohol dressing with silver sulphate crystals combined with a moisture vapor transport foam used under a compression wrap or total contact casting system is a viable option to maximize wound healing

Introduction: Exudate leakage and microbial colonization is a key issue when utilizing compression wraps and total contact casts that are left in place for the full 7 days.Methods:A non-w...

11/01/2024

Safety and Efficacy of Cell-Free Amniotic Fluid (cfAF) Injections in the Treatment of Chronic, Non-Healing Venous Ulcers: Initial Experience from a Prospective, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study

Introduction: Treatment of chronic non-healing and/or recurrent venous leg ulcers (VLU) represents a significant healthcare problem. Persistent symptomatology despite correction of under...

11/01/2024

Co-localization of High Bacterial Load with Regions of Pain in Venous Leg Ulcers: Fluorescence Imaging Informs Interventions and Validates Patient Self-Reported Pain

Introduction: Bacterial infections cause inflammation, tissue damage, and often significant pain for patients with chronic venous leg ulceration. No objective bedside methods exist for va...

11/01/2024

Going Beyond Static Regions of Interest When Assessing APAMs: The Need For A Nuanced Approach (Dynamic Boundaries)

Introduction: Clinicians use alternating-pressure air mattresses (APAMs) to prevent pressure injury (PI) by cyclically offloading regions of pressure. Traditional APAM evaluation methods,...

11/01/2024

Insights into Treating Hard-to-Heal Surgical Wounds: Multispectral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Imaging and Predictive Analysis

Introduction: Surgical wounds pose significant challenges in postoperative care due to their potential for complications and delayed healing. These challenges are exacerbated when patient...

11/01/2024

Evaluation of a novel, cannister-based, portable NPWT system with multilayer wound dressing in low to moderately exuding acute and subacute (e.g. dehisced) wounds

Introduction: We examined safety and performance of a new portable NPWT system in the management of patients with traumatic wounds, flaps, grafts and sub-acute wounds. These patient grou...

11/01/2024