venous ulcers

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...

Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC;

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...

Alejandro Zulbaran-Rojas , MD;

05/26/2022

The Meaning of Chronic Wounds in Patient's in Long-Term Care

Introduction: Chronic wounds result in significant challenges that can affect quality of life (QoL). Though, there is limited research to describe the lived experience and meaning ascribe...

Charles A. Andersen , MD, FACS, FAPWCA;

Katherine McLeod , CRNP, BSN, RN, CWCN;

Rochelle M. Bourassa , DHSc, DPT, CLT-LANA, CWS;

Rowena Steffan , BSN, RN, WCC;

05/26/2022

Expediting Acute Wound Healing by Integrating Multiple Therapeutic Strategies

Introduction: Traumatic injuries can lead to massive, complex wounds with an increased propensity for infection. Despite the prevalence of patients with such wounds presenting at level 1 ...

Kathy E. Gallagher , DNP, MSN, APRN-FNP, CWS, WCC, BC;

05/26/2022

Frailty associated wound outcomes in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) - A cohort pilot study

Objective: Managing patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) requires close monitoring and regular clinic visits. Diabetes in older adults may coexist with frailty1, a geriatric syndrome o...

Janina Krumbeck , PhD;

Alejandro Zulbaran , MD;

05/26/2022

AI-powered Wound Tissue Classification and Segmentation

Background: Accurate and consistent wound documentation has long been a challenge in the adoption of best practice wound care. With few wound specialists, minimal formal wound education f...

Dhanesh Ramachandram ;

Amy Cassata , RN, WCC;

08/19/2021

The Use of an Absorbable Polyvinyl/Polymeric Microfilm Matrix with Silver in the Treatment of Venous Ulcers: A Pilot Study

The treatment of chronic venous ulcers continues to be a challenge. Appropriate compression therapy is the gold standard for treatment of these problems, but managing the multiple issues ...

Donna Walker , LPN;

Maggie Taylor ;

Angela Pickens ;

Jessica Baker , RN;

Terry Treadwell , MD, FACS, FAAWC;

11/27/2019

Plastibytes

Outpatient Debridement with Low Frequency Contact Ultrasound

03/13/2019

Martin E. Wendelken , DPM, RN;

Oscar M. Alvarez , PhD;

Mark S. Granick , MD;

Martin E. Wendelken , DPM, RN;

Oscar M. Alvarez , PhD;

Mark S. Granick , MD;

Martin E. Wendelken , DPM, RN;

Oscar M. Alvarez , PhD;

This was a prospective, randomized, controlled, clinical study involving 76 subjects with venous ulcers over a 24-week period in an outpatient hospital-based wound care center.

This was a prospective,...

03/13/2019

ePlasty

Case Report

Experience With the Use of Perilesional and Intralesional Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor (Nepidermin) in the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Venous Ulcers

01/21/2019

Luis Fernando Giraldo ;

Maria Teresa Cacua Sanchez ;

This study describes the results in the healing of venous ulcers with the perilesional and intralesional use of nepidermin in patients with a class VI venous insufficiency diagnosis.

This study describes the results...

01/21/2019

Vascular Disease Management