Wound Central - Education

TLC-NOSF dressings as a first-line local treatment of chronic wounds: a systematic review of clinical evidence

The aim of this systematic review was to identify and appraise the relevant clinical evidence on the use of TLC-NOSF dressings as a first-line treatment, i.e., as an integral part of SoC at first...

Efficacy of MMP-inhibiting wound dressings in the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds: a systematic review

Research, on the course of physiological wound healing and those wounds developing chronicity, uncovered key roles for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases...

Electromedical devices in wound healing management: a narrative review

The aim of this review is to provide an update on biophysical wound healing electromedical device strategies, reporting the biological mechanism of action investigated by experimental in vitro and in...

Negative pressure wound therapy for patients with hard-to-heal wounds: a systematic review

A systematic review of qualitative studies was conducted, and used the ENTREQ (enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research) was used to report the synthesis and...

The impact of continuous electrical microcurrent on acute and hard-to-heal wounds: a systematic review

Silver dressings and ointments have been used for many years because they have strong antimicrobial activity2,16 and silver ions are broadly toxic to viruses, fungi, yeasts and bacteria.16 However,...

Update to device-related pressure ulcers: secure prevention. Covid-19, face masks and skin damage

Based on data from Italy, 12% of all COVID-19 positive cases required admission to an intensive care unit (ICU).6 The ICU length of stay with this diagnosis is relatively long. As of 5 May 2020, there...

Do we still need to assess nurses' attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention?: a systematic review

The aim of this systematic review was to critically appraise and synthesise the existing research literature pertaining to nurses' attitudes towards PU prevention..

Early identification of wound infection: understanding wound odour

The databases searched were PubMed, Cochrane, Google Scholar and Google Patents. The search was limited to published literature written in the English language. Search terms were identical for each of...

Surfactants and their role in wound cleansing and biofilm management

Biofilms are communities of microbes that are either associated with biotic or abiotic surfaces (not necessarily solid) or are attached to themselves. They are encased in a matrix of extracellular...

Recommendations for the management of biofilm: a consensus document

There is more published evidence on the effectiveness of debridement in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) than for venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and pressure ulcers (PUs).8 After debridement, systemic...