Dermatology

Use of Sequential Wound Management in Three Patients with Lower Extremity Wounds

Introduction: Chronic and complex wounds often require a combination of treatment methods tailored to the needs of the wound and the patient. Advanced wound therapies and dressings such a...

Krista Bauer (Montgomery) , RN, WCC, OMS;

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

Robert J. Klein , DPM, FACFAS, CWS;

Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

05/26/2022

Utilization of an Acellular Fish Skin Graft for Promotion of Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcerations: A Case Study

Introduction: The benefits of utilizing xenografts for the management of chronic wounds has been studied in recent years as a developing alternative to allografts and autografts. This ret...

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Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

Krista Bauer (Montgomery) , RN, WCC, OMS;

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

05/26/2022

The use of implantable acellular fish skin to augment lower extremity reconstruction

Introduction: Various allografts and xenograft have become more popular as implants to aid in tissue support. Limb salvage has seen an increase use of implants including, amniotic and der...

Jessica Baker , RN;

John C. Lantis II, MD, FACS;

John Castellucci ;

05/26/2022

Biologic agent sparing potential of fish skin grafts in treatment resistant pyoderma gangrenosum: a case study

Introduction: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an ulcerative skin disorder that is caused by neutrophil dysfunction, genetic function, and systemic inflammation, best known as a complication ...

Baldur Tumi Baldursson , MD, PhD;

05/26/2022

Autologous Treatment in Limb Threatening Diabetic Foot Wounds: A Trifecta of Autologous Fibrin, Leukocytes and Platelets in Fifteen Patients

Objectives: The investigators of this study provide an analysis of fifteen patients treated with an autologous patch consisting of fibrin, leukocytes and platelets. These patients have fa...

Igor Zilberman ;

Oliver Lopena , PharmD;

Richard Kaufman , DPM;

Nelson Pedro , NRP;

Jeffrey Devine , RN;

Mayank Goyal , MD, FRCPC;

James Geiger , DPM;

Jason M. Rodriguez ;

Nooshin Zolfaghari , DPM;

05/26/2022

The Effect of Timing of Instillation Therapy on Outcomes and Costs for Patients Receiving Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) involves the periodic instillation of topical solution into a wound followed by the application of...

Ashley W. Collinsworth , MPH;

05/26/2022

A Clinical Tool to Predict Severe Pain During Wound Dressing Changes

Introduction: Dressing changes cause severe pain (i.e., 8 to 10 on a 10-poiont scale) for approximately one-third (36%) of patients with open skin wounds. No tool exists that allows nurse...

Jaewon Bae , MSN, RN;

Bootan Ahmed , MSc;

Linda Abbott , DNP, RN, AOCN, CWON;

Jessica Wolf , MSN, RN;

Maria Hein , MSW;

Cheryl Carter , BSN, RN;

LuAnn Tandy , PhD, RN;

Barbara Rakel , PhD, RN, FAAN;

Stephen L. Hillis , PhD;

Sue E. Gardner , PhD, RN, FAAN;

05/26/2022

A Comparative Effectiveness Research Study of a Bilayered Living Cellular Construct and a Viable Cryopreserved Placental Membrane for Use in Pressure Injuries

OBJECTIVES: Using real-world data (RWD) we conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis of a bilayered living cellular construct (BLCC)(a) versus a viable cryopreserved placental membra...

Michael Leon Sabolinski , MD;

Oscar M. Alvarez , PhD;

05/26/2022

Dermal _-catenin is required for SHH driven hair follicle neogenesis.

Hair follicle neogenesis (HFN) occurs in adult skin upon large skin excisions in mice, serving as a rare regenerative model in mammalian wound healing. Nonetheless, wound healing typicall...

Annette Kaminaka ;

Mayumi Ito , PhD;

Chae Ho Lim , PhD;

08/19/2021