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Beating Biofilm with Hypochlorous Acid Instillation with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Biofilm and the bacterial burden have been recognized as impediments to wound progression. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has gained...

01/28/2021

Aseptically Processed Meshed Reticular Dermal Matrix For Soft Tissue Reconstruction for Necrotizing Fasciitis: Case Report

Necrotizing infection carries a high mortality.1 If the patient survives, they typically have undergone multiple surgical debridements to assist in clearing the infection and necrotic tis...

01/28/2021

Aseptically Processed Placental and Dermal Tissue Matrices For Soft Tissue Reconstruction. A Review of 145 Cases

Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is a routine approach to achieve closure. Due to the poor tissue quality, longstanding inflammation, bioburden and impai...

01/28/2021

Management of Lower Extremity Orthopedic Wounds With Exposed Hardware Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation

Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d*), which provides wound cleansing to help remove debris, infectious materials, and exudate, has been reported to ...

01/28/2021

Application of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy with Full-Coverage Dressings After Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Incision healing after mastectomy and immediate reconstruction can be supported with closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT), which removes exudate, helps to hold the incision e...

01/28/2021

Use of Super-Absorbent Dressings and Compression in the Management of Highly Exudative Bilateral Venous Stasis Ulcers

Venous ulcers, a common type of lower extremity ulcers, can affect up to 3% of the United States population.1 These ulcers can be difficult to heal and may recur in 60%-70% of patients.2 ...

01/28/2021

Examining Patient Perception of the Virtual Therapy Specialist Using a Caring Assessment Tool After Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Remote Therapy Monitoring

Abstract Body: Nonadherence to negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) may preempt its effectiveness. Integrating remote therapy monitoring (RTM*) with NPWT† (NPWTRTM) has been reported to...

11/23/2020

Aseptically Processed Placental and Dermal Tissue Matrices For Soft Tissue Reconstruction. A Review of 145 Cases

Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is a routine approach to achieve closure. Due to the poor tissue quality, longstanding inflammation, bioburden and impai...

11/23/2020

Beating Biofilm with Hypochlorous Acid Instillation with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Biofilm and the bacterial burden have been recognized as impediments to wound progression. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has gained...

11/23/2020