Introduction: Lower extremity ulcers account for approximately 1% of total healthcare costs in the western world. They can be debilitating and greatly reduce a patient’s quality of life. ...
Frequent debridement and surface management are the most important techniques for achieving better outcomes in chronic wounds, which are chronic infections caused by surface-associated ba...
Diabetes mellitus has become a global pandemic, with ~422 million people affected worldwide, including 29 million people in the US [1, 2]. Patients with diabetes have may have up to a 25%...
Abstract Body: Introduction: Multiple studies have demonstrated the efficacy of increased cell and tissue viability on skin allograft and human cell transplantation uptake, as well as red...
Diabetes mellitus has become a global pandemic, with ~422 million people affected worldwide, including 29 million people in the US [1, 2]. Patients with diabetes have may have up to a 25%...
Abstract Body: Background: To successfully perform self-wound care, patients/caregivers frequently need to perform individualized multi-step dressing changes at home. Effective teaching o...
Abstract Body: Background: As wound care moves toward more comprehensive patient-centered care management, frequent consultation with multiple specialists is necessary. For patients, thi...
Education provided to patients and their family on how to care for the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is limited and varies widely. This results in PEG-site and tube compl...
The primary objective was to determine acceptable progress towards the goal of therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU), Pressure Injuries/Pressure Ulcers (PI/PU), surgical, acute/traumatic...
Abstract Body: The epidermis plays a fundamental role to the human body by functioning as a barrier to the external environment. Many factors, including friction and prolonged exposure to...