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Wound healing

Cost-effectiveness of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allografts in lower extremity diabetic ulcer treatment

DHACM FPFU was associated with lower overall costs in the first year, despite higher treatment costs. This cost saving was due to lower amputation rates and lower healthcare resource utilisation (for...

The efficacy of sodium hypochlorite antiseptic: a double-blind, randomised controlled pilot study

This prospective, randomised, double-blind pilot study, conducted at a single outpatient wound care centre located in Western Pennsylvania, US, evaluated the efficacy of a topical antiseptic (Anasept)...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for paediatric patients: an unintended consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

With approval from the hospital's Institutional Review Board, a retrospective review was conducted of patients 18 years of age or younger who were referred for HBOT at our tertiary wound care and...

Single use negative pressure wound therapy in vascular patients: clinical and economic outcomes

Data were extracted retrospectively from patient notes on patients consecutively treated for femoral endarterectomy between January 2013 and December 2019. The sNPWT system was introduced into...

Evaluation and treatment algorithm for pressure ulcers based on the dip pressure ulcer classification

The first step in the algorithm (Fig 1) is to identify people at risk of developing a PU, such as those with reduced mobility, urinary or fecal incontinence, and those who are malnourished.1 Once...

Surgical reconstruction of pilonidal sinus disease with concomitant extracellular matrix graft placement: a case series

A total of six patients were included in this case series (Table 1). The median age of patients was 25 years old. All patients had previously undergone I&D procedures and four patients had previously...

Healing hard-to-heal diabetic foot ulcers: the role of dehydrated amniotic allograft with cross-linked bovine-tendon collagen and glycosaminoglycan matrix

We evaluated a prospective case series of patients with complicated full-thickness ulcers, and comorbidities such as diabetes and peripheral vascular disease who were treated with DAMA (Integra...

Multicomponent compression system use in patients with chronic venous insufficiency: a real-life prospective study

Real-life data on the treatment of patients with CVI are still quite scarce in the literature, notably regarding the compression treatment of venous oedema, or patients' perception and acceptability...

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...

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,...

Vacuum sealing drainage with instillation in the treatment of necrotising soft-tissue infection: a retrospective analysis

A total of 17 patients were included in the study. Average age was 52.88±14.32 years. The ratio of male to female patients was 11:6. Detailed patient information is shown in Table 1..

Topical oxygen wound therapies for chronic wounds: a review

Different topical and systemic approaches of additional oxygen supply to a chronic wound are available. The topical approaches are discussed in this review in more detail.

Cell salvage in acute and chronic experimental data and early clinical results

Damage or stress causes cell necrosis. A necrotic cell loses membrane integrity and releases its intracellular contents including damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). These mediators may...

Cleansing Versus Tailored Deep Debridement, a Fresh Approach to Wound Cleansing: an Italian experience

‘Today, debridement refers to deeply removing adherent, dead or contaminated tissue from a wound and must be clearly separated from the act of cleansing, defined as the removal of dirt (loose...

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...

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