complex wounds

Portable NPWT unit successfully treats a large complicated abdominal surgical dehiscence after laparotomy

INTRODUCTION: In the last decade, the number of patients treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) addressing surgical wound dehiscence has increased to one of the top applicati...

08/19/2021

Economic and Clinical Impact of Novel Nanofiber Matrix* to Treat Chronic Wounds

Complex chronic wounds are difficult to manage and heal, incurring significant costs to the U.S. healthcare system - nearly $25 billion annually [1]. In rural care areas, this cost is exa...

01/28/2021

Case Series

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time for the Management of Complex Wounds: A Case Series

12/31/2020

Samantha Delapena

Luis G Fernández

Kevin N. Foster

Marc R. Matthews

This case series describes the effective use of NPWTi-d in conjunction with hypochlorous acid solution in 10 patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections.

This case series describes the...

12/31/2020

Wounds

Case Series

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time and Standard Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Complex Wounds: Are They Complementary or Competitive?

12/31/2020

Manjulata Anchalia

Swati Upadhyay

Mohit Dahiya

This study evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of NPWTi-d alone as well as NPWTi-d as an adjunct to standard NPWT in the treatment of complex wounds in patients with serious comorbidities.

This study evaluates the...

12/31/2020

Wounds

Economic and Clinical Impact of Novel Nanofiber Matrix* to Treat Chronic Wounds

Complex chronic wounds are difficult to manage and heal, incurring significant costs to the U.S. healthcare system - nearly $25 billion annually [1]. In rural care areas, this cost is exa...

11/23/2020

Case Series

Use of Reticulated Open Cell Foam Dressings With Through Holes During Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time: A Large Case Study

10/05/2020

Luis G Fernández

Marc R. Matthews

Cynthia Ellman

Patricia Jackson

David H. Villarreal

Scott Norwood

The present study reports the authors’ experience using NPWTi-d with ROCF-CC dressings in 19 patients with complex wounds.

The present study reports the...

10/05/2020

Wounds

Original Research

Prospective, Single-center, Open-label, Pilot Study Using Cryopreserved Umbilical Tissue Containing Viable Cells in the Treatment of Complex Acute and Chronic Wounds

08/01/2020

Robert F. Mullins

Zaheed Hassan

Bounthavy Homsombath

Shawn Fagan

Beretta Craft-Coffman

Joan Wilson

John G. Rumbaugh

Molly C. Saunders

Alla Danilkovitch

In this prospective, pilot study, the authors evaluate the clinical outcomes of a cryopreserved umbilical tissue graft containing viable cells in the treatment of complex wounds.

In this prospective, pilot...

08/01/2020

Wounds

Case Series

Treatment of Deep Full-thickness Wounds Containing Exposed Muscle, Tendon, and/or Bone Using a Bioactive Human Skin Allograft: A Large Cohort Case Series

06/01/2020

Michael S. Flood

Blake Weeks

Kenneth O. Anaeme

Heather Aguirre

Kimberlee B. Hobizal

Sandi E. Jiongco

Robert J. Klein

Andrew Lemoi

Rafael Rafols

Adam S. Landsman

The aim of this case series is to study deep wounds treated with the bioactive human skin allograft to better understand how it is used in real-world patients and discuss its mechanism of action.

The aim of this case series is...

06/01/2020

Wounds

Case Series

Complex Wound Management Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time in a Cancer Care Setting

05/05/2020

Dona Lyndhia Isaac

The author examines the impact of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time on multiple indicators of wound healing progress in 6 cancer patients with complex wounds and multiple comorbidities.

The author examines the impact...

05/05/2020

Wounds

Case Series

Amniotic Suspension Allograft and Fetal Bovine Acellular Dermal Matrix to Treat Complex, Acute, Full-thickness Wounds: A Retrospective Analysis of Safety and Treatment Efficacy

01/07/2020

Steven Thomas

Peter Yen

Joseph Sclafani

Joseph Connor

John McQuilling

Katie Culpepper Mowry

In this study, the use of ASA with a fetal-derived bovine acellular dermal matrix to promote the healing of large, acute, full-thickness wounds is evaluated. The authors herein hypothesize treatment with ASA may allow for the healing of these...

In this study, the use of ASA...

01/07/2020

Wounds