acute wounds

Taking a STRIDE to improve wounds through a novel care pathway

Introduction: Over the past decade, wound care has significantly advanced with new materials, technologies, and surgical techniques, though progress has lagged behind fields like surgery ...

11/01/2024

Using Near Infra-red Spectroscopy to Document the Effectiveness of HBOT on an Atypical Scalp Wound.

Introduction: Near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) has been used to evaluate tissue oxygen saturation and perfusion in a variety of clinical settings including wound care, vascular medicine...

11/01/2024

The cell migration effects of decellularized porcine placental extracellular matrix in viable wounded human skin ex vivo

Introduction: Decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) medical devices can facilitate healing of hard-to-heal wounds by acting as a scaffold. A novel decellularized porcine placental ECM...

11/01/2024

Advanced Micelle Technology Reduces Biofilms by 99.99999%

Introduction: Biofilms represent a significant impediment to wound repair and are nearly ubiquitous in all chronic wounds. The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of three anti-b...

11/01/2024

Assessment of the performance characteristics of a new multilayer foam dressing

Introduction: Effective wound management is essential for promoting healing, preventing complications, and improving patient outcomes. Dressings play a pivotal role in this process, servi...

11/01/2024

Optimizing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Workflow with Multispectral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Imaging: Impacts on Treatment Access and Health Resource Utilization

Introduction: Non-healing wounds affect 10.5 million U.S. Medicare beneficiaries (Sen, 2023). While wound healing is a fundamental biological process, various local factors, such as tissu...

11/01/2024

Beyond 4 Eyes in 4 Hours Implementing Long Wave Infrared Thermography

Introduction: Early identification and prevention of Pressure Injuries (PIs) pose significant challenges in hospital settings. The incidence rate of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (H...

11/01/2024

A comparison of two single-use negative pressure wound therapy devices in the prevention of surgical site complications following Cardiovascular surgery, A retrospective real-world evidence analysis.

Introduction: Post-operative surgical site complications (SSCs) represent a significant burden to healthcare systems globally and pose many challenges for patients undergoing Cardiovascul...

11/01/2024

Successful Wound Closure in a Rare Manifestation of Radiation Recall Dermatitis FollowingIntralesional Chemotherapy Utilizing Fish Skin Xenografts

Introduction: Radiation recall dermatitis (RRD) is a rare inflammatory skin reaction at previously irradiatedsites, often triggered by chemotherapy drugs. The precise mechanism remains un...

11/01/2024

A Wound Care “View” to Promote Health Equity: Using Long Wave Infrared Thermography (LWIT)

Introduction: Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.1 The objective was to provide wound ostomy and continen...

11/01/2024