venous leg ulcer

Original Research

Visualization of Wound Healing Progression With Near Infrared Spectroscopy: A Retrospective Study

10/05/2020

The aim of this retrospective study is to determine if near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to evaluate wounds and adjacent soft tissues to identify patterns involved in tissue oxygenation and wound healing as well as predict which...

The aim of this retrospective...

10/05/2020

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Review

A Literature Review of Pharmacological Agents to Improve Venous Leg Ulcer Healing

07/01/2020

Brandon P. Kitchens , DPM, MBA;

Cherison A. Cuffy ;

Robert J. Snyder , MD, PhD, DPM, FACFAS, CWS-P, MBA;

This literature review focuses on the efficacy of pharmacological agents, quality of life using agents in addition to compression therapy, and cost effectiveness to indicate the best outcomes for pharmacological treatment of venous leg ulcers.

This literature review focuses...

07/01/2020

Wounds

Original Research

Outcomes and Characteristics of Wound Healing in an Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic

06/02/2020

Michael Ross , BS, NRP, CCEMT-P;

Kehua Zhou ;

Leslie Frankish ;

In the present study, data on 265 patients treated at an outpatient physical therapy wound care clinic were extracted.

In the present study, data on...

06/02/2020

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Clinical Cases

Pilot Study Assessing Novel Autologous Homologous Skin Construct Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers

02/16/2020

The researchers evaluated an autologous homologous skin construct for the treatment of venous leg ulcers in a prospective, open-label, single-arm pilot study to aid in design of a larger randomized controlled trial. Data were...

The researchers evaluated...

02/16/2020

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Case Series

Pilot Study Assessing Novel Autologous Homologous Skin Construct Treatment of Venous Stasis Leg Ulcers

09/25/2019

Introduction: Venous stasis leg ulcers (VLUs) are a significant burden on the worldwide health care system and often refractory to standard of care. A novel autologous homologous skin construct (AHSC; SkinTE; PolarityTE, Salt Lake City, UT)...

Introduction: Venous stasis leg...

09/25/2019

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Original Research

Efficacy and Safety of 4% Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Leaf Extract Ointment as an Adjunct Treatment to Compression Stockings on the Closure of Venous Leg Ulcers: A Pilot Study

09/01/2019

Elizabeth Amelia Tianco ;

Martha Joy Maralit Bruan ;

The authors evaluate the efficacy and safety of 4% gumamela leaf extract ointment in the closure of VLUs among patients seen in a dermatology outpatient department in the Philippines.

The authors evaluate the...

09/01/2019

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Clinical Cases

Closure of Refractory DFUs and Venous Stasis Leg Ulcers Using an Autologous Homologous Skin Construct

07/16/2019

Dr. Armstrong reports the results of a pilot study evaluating 11 patients with diabetic foot ulcers and 5 with venous stasis leg ulcers (all being refractory to at least 1 month of conservative care) that were treated with an autologous...

Dr. Armstrong reports the...

07/16/2019

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Abstracts

SAWC Spring 2019 Poster Abstracts

04/01/2019

Wounds Editorial Staff

04/01/2019

Wounds

Case Series

Use of Remote Ischemic Conditioning on the Treatment of Diabetic Wounds

03/28/2019

Introduction. Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) activates the body’s natural protective physiology against reperfusion injury and the tissue damage caused by low oxygen levels. More than 10 000 patients have completed trials with RIC over...

Introduction. Remote ischemic...

03/28/2019

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Clinical Research Poster

Variations in Study Outcomes Relative to Intention-to-treat and Per-protocol Data Analysis Techniques in the Evaluation of Efficacy for Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers With Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane Allograft

03/28/2019

Introduction. Statistical interpretation of data collected in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is conducted on the intention-to-treat (ITT) and/or the per-protocol (PP) study populations. An ITT analysis is a comparison of treatment groups...

Introduction. Statistical...

03/28/2019

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