acute wounds

A Novel Woven Secondary Bandage** for Foot and Ankle Wounds to Ease and Speed Up Dressings for Caregiver Efficiency, Reduce Frequency of Dressing Changes and to Secure the Integrity of the Primary to Support Wound Healing and Compliance

Introduction: The standard of care for foot and ankle wounds often involves bandage rolls and gauze wraps, to cover the primary dressing. Secondary dressing application ease, time to appl...

05/26/2022

The Use of an Adipose Allograft Matrix to Augment Tissue Deficits in Diabetic Patients: A Case Series

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcers and their resultant skin defects are common and costly challenges for healthcare providers. Recent advances in tissue engineering have given rise to new...

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

Intermittent Topical Wound Oxygen Therapy Promotes Closure in Calciphylaxis Wounds

Introduction: Calciphylaxis is a rare disorder that presents with painful, necrotic, ischemic skin and tissue lesions resulting from arteriole calcification and reduced blood flow. Most o...

05/26/2022

Iodophor Foam Dressing Used in Combination with an Esterified Hyaluronic Acid Matrix to Reduce the Risk of Infections and Benefit Wound Healing in Lower Extremity Wounds

Introduction: Infections of lower extremity wounds (LEWs) can often result in sepsis or loss of a limb.1, 2 A multicenter study of elderly patients with chronic LEWs including “hard-to-he...

05/26/2022

Jet Lavage Irrigation and Dialkylcarbamoyl Chloride Wound Dressing in Stage 4 Pressure Injury Chronic Wounds: Pre-hypothesis Study

Introduction:Dialkylcarbmoyl (DACC) chloride-coated wound dressing is a non-cytotoxic system for reducing bio-burden by hydrophobic binding of the microorganisms. This pre-hypothesis stud...

05/26/2022

Interesting and Consistent Results Utilizing a Microporous Pigmented Antibacterial Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Foam to Augment Wound Bed Preparation

Introduction:Chronic open wounds, particularly venous leg ulcers, frequently accumulate a stubborn gelatinous material that is not easily removed with routine cleansing without significan...

05/26/2022

Leg Ulceration with Infected Calcinosis Cutis Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report

Purpose: The purpose of this case study is to highlight a patient with multiple recurrent episodes of sepsis and cellulitis that was ultimately diagnosed at calcinosis cutis of the lower ...

05/26/2022

Hypochlorous Acid Preserved Wound Cleanser (HAPWOC) soaked moist dressing management for chronic wounds; a case series.

Introduction: 2 critical components of the chronic wound milieu are biofilm and pH. Chronic wounds have a pH of 7.15-9 as compared to nominal skin pH of 5.5. Elevated chronic wound pH, bi...

05/26/2022

Clinical evaluation of a synthetic hybrid-scale fiber matrix in the treatment of lower extremity surgical wounds

Introduction: Lower extremity surgical wounds can be difficult to treat and present various social challenges. New treatment options are needed to mitigate these clinical and social chall...

05/26/2022