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Through the glycocalyx looking glass: sugars and optics will alter the future of wound healing

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Simulated pressure changes in multilayer, multicomponent wrap systems when transitioning from rest to standing

Tension–extension profile of wrap system samples.

Management of postoperative bleeding in surgically debrided wounds: topical hemostat versus electrocautery

Electrocauterisation of a surgical wound. A mid-foot amputation, 12×8cm. An electrocautery pen was used to achieve hemostasis (image provided by Dr Matthew Regulski).

Treatment of hard-to-heal leg ulcers with hyaluronic acid, sodium alginate and negative pressure wound therapy

Among the 25 included patients, 18 (72.0%) were male and seven (28.0%) were female, with a mean age of 59.6±13.5 years. Median wound area was 14.0 cm2 (6.0–100.0 cm2). The 25 patients were randomly...

Prevalence and characteristics of lymphoedema at a wound-care clinic

Of 1539 entries in the administrative database, a total of 326 (21.2%) patients made up the final study sample, Table 1 shows the demographic characteristics of these patients. Mean age at diagnosis...

A dual compression system: preliminary clinical insights from the US

In the US, chronic wounds affect 6.5–7 million patients,5,6 with most occurring on the distal part of the lower extremity. Chronic wounds include diabetic foot ulcers, VLUs, mixed-aetiology leg...

Understanding wound care from a venous & lymphatic perspective

2020 AVLS Annual Congress programming.

Optics are the astronomy of wound healing

Real-time bacterial fluorescence imaging accurately identifies wounds with moderate-to-heavy bacterial burden

Wound bacterial management is critical, therefore evaluation of CSS to determine a wound's status along the accepted bacterial contamination-to-infection continuum is important to any wound...

Detection of bacteria in burn wounds with a novel handheld autofluorescence wound imaging device: a pilot study

A total of 14 patients with 20 wounds participated in the study, of whom eight (57%) were male. In six patients, two different wounds were included at two different timepoints during admission. Median...