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...

Increasing evidence for skin substitute efficacy in 2021

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)...

The challenges of abdominal wall defects: algorithmic integration of a placenta-derived allograft

The individual in this manuscript provided the primary author with written informed consent for images obtained and for publication of these case details. As this was a single case report on the use...

Guidelines for the use of topical oxygen therapy in the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds based on a delphi consensus

The Delphi method is an accepted technique for establishing expert consensus on a given topic. The iterative process entails several rounds of anonymous questionnaires aimed at reaching agreement of...

Spaceflight human physiology research will improve wound care on terra firma

‘For some time, I thought Apollo 13 was a failure. I was disappointed I didn't get to land on the moon. But actually, it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened.’ .

Lymphatics and wounds

Venous leg ulcer

Avengers assemble

Cold plasma treatment

Three specialist wound care centres in the Netherlands were asked to participate in the case series. At each centre, the wound care and CAP treatment was performed by a specialist wound care...

Early wound bed preparation: irrigation and debridement

Surgeons have identified early wound bed preparation as an initial strategy to deal with hard-to-heal wound infections. These infections have not healed after three months, and healing by secondary...

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...