debridement

Original Research

Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation on Bioburden in Chronically Infected Wounds

05/30/2017

Chun Yang

Selena G. Goss

Sean Alcantara

Greg Schultz

John C. Lantis II

The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of NPWT with instillation (NPWTi) on biofilm of chronic wounds. A prospective, randomized trial was conducted. Following sharp debridement, 20 patients with chronic wounds were...

The goal of this study was to...

05/30/2017

Wounds

Feature

Current And Emerging Debridement Options In Wound Care

11/23/2016

Suhad A. Hadi, DPM, FACFAS, and Rebecca Inwood, DPM

Suhad A. Hadi, DPM, FACFAS, and Rebec...

Given the well-documented importance of debridement in converting a chronic wound to an acute wound, these authors explore the merits of various methods of debridement with an eye on newer modalities such as hydrosurgery and ultrasound-guided...

Given the well-documented...

11/23/2016

Podiatry Today

Original Research

The Incidence of Confounding Factors in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Hospitalized for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

08/08/2016

Michael B. Strauss

Hojin Moon

Steven La

Alex Craig

Jose Ponce

Stuart Miller

This paper reports the occurrences of these factors that the authors label the “Troublesome Triad” (TT) in a prospective series of 62 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), who were hospitalized because of their DFUs.

This paper reports the...

08/08/2016

Wounds

News and Trends

Can Endoscopic Debridement Be Effective For Chronic Plantar Fasciitis?

06/21/2016

Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

06/21/2016

Podiatry Today

Diabetes Watch

Can The Combination Of Serial Irrigation And Debridement With Antibiotic Beads Have An Impact For Severe DFIs?

03/21/2016

Monica Schweinberger, DPM, FACFAS

Monica Schweinberger, DPM, FACFAS ...

There were over 65,000 hospital admissions for amputation in patients with diabetes across the United States in 2009.1 This does not take into account hospital admissions for foot infection that did not lead to amputation or that occurred in...

There were over 65,000 hospital...

03/21/2016

Podiatry Today

Case Series

Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Recognition and Management

01/12/2016

Matthew Q. Pompeo

This case series and review will summarize the salient features of pyoderma and its treatment with an emphasis on the controversial role of surgery with pyoderma.

This case series and review will...

01/12/2016

Wounds

Closed Pulse Irrigation: A Better Pulse Lavage Delivery System for Wound Debridement and Biofilm Management

12/15/2015

Patrick V. Marasco, Jr., MD, FACS

Patrick V. Marasco, Jr., MD, FACS ...

When Celeste Bell was declared free of anal cancer a few years ago, she was left with a painful reminder from the more than 30 radiation and chemotherapy treatments that cured her: a large, open wound (measuring 4 cm x 5 cm) that was very...

When Celeste Bell was declared...

12/15/2015

Today's Wound Clinic

Evidence Corner

Serial Debridement Under Scrutiny

08/12/2015

Laura Bolton

Serial sharp debridement, also called maintenance debridement, is suggested to benefit chronic wounds by removing biofilm, which may precede some infections.1 While debridement of necrotic tissue is part of standard care for most chronic...

Serial sharp debridement, also...

08/12/2015

Wounds

Original Research

A Retrospective Study of the Effects of Clostridial Collagenase Ointment and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Pressure Ulcers

03/11/2015

Stanley K. McCallon

Clifton Frilot

A retrospective analysis of 114 adult patients was conducted to assess wound healing of chronic pressure ulcers in a setting with medically complex patients.

A retrospective analysis of 114...

03/11/2015

Wounds

Original Research

Clinical Outcomes Associated With Serial Sharp Debridement of Diabetic Foot Ulcers With and Without Clostridial Collagenase Ointment

03/01/2014

Travis A. Motley

Darrell L. Lange

Jaime E. Dickerson Jr

Herbert B. Slade

Fifty-five subjects with diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2 and a neuropathic, nonischemic foot ulcer were enrolled into this randomized, controlled, multicenter trial designed to examine the effects of debridement with clostridial collagenase...

Fifty-five subjects with...

03/01/2014

Wounds