ulcers

Original Research

The Hemostatic and Wound Healing Effect of Chitosan Following Debridement of Chronic Ulcers

10/05/2021

David H Keast

Ashrafunissa Janmohammad

The authors sought to determine if a chitosan gelling fiber wound dressing could control bleeding of freshly debrided wounds. The effect of the chitosan dressing on overall healing and patient and provider satisfaction was also evaluated.

The authors sought to determine...

10/05/2021

Wounds

The Management of Ulcers Associated with Skin Popping: A Case Series

Introduction: Skin popping remains a common method of heroin abuse in the United States. Skin popping is an alternative to intravenous drug use, in which the user injects heroin into the ...

11/25/2019

The Use of an Enhanced Antimicrobial Dressing in the Healing of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers

Introduction: Millions of patients in the US suffer from painful, draining ulcers of the leg. These ulcers are a result of chronic venous insufficiency. These venous leg ulcers (VLUs) typ...

06/10/2019

Rapid Communication

Fully Synthetic Bioengineered Nanomedical Scaffold in Chronic Neuropathic Foot Ulcers

10/11/2018

Amanda L. Killeen

Kara M. Brock

Rosabel Loya

Cece S. Honculada

Phyllis Houston

Jodi L. Walters

10/11/2018

Wounds

Original Research

Clinic-based Debridement of Chronic Ulcers Has Minimal Impact on Bacteria

02/28/2018

Paul J. Kim

Christopher E. Attinger

Thomas Bigham

Robert Hagerty

Samantha Platt

Ersilia Anghel

John S. Steinberg

Karen K. Evans

The aim of this study is to evaluate the change in bacterial amounts with sharp debridement in a clinical setting. Bacterial autofluorescence, quantitative cultures, semiquantitative cultures, and qualitative speciation were performed...

The aim of this study is to...

02/28/2018

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Pyoderma Gangrenosum: An Uncommon Case Report and Review of the Literature

09/13/2017

António Carlos Lemos

Débora Aveiro

Natália Santos

Vítor Marques

Luís Filipe Pinheiro

09/13/2017