Anthropometric, Biochemical, and Food Consumption Parameters are Associated with Venous Leg Ulcer Area and Duration.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infected or contaminated wound sites have historically been managed with incision and drainage. Here, the authors review their experience with skin closure over vessel loops and assess the results of this technique in a variety of clinical situations, hypothesizing that minimally invasive drainage strategies ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Steen EH,Tuley JM,King A,Lee TC,Keswani SG

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine what factors increase the risk of early wound complications in patients undergoing direct anterior total hip arthroplasty whose wounds were closed with 2-octyl cyanoacrylate with mesh. METHODS:This study was a retrospective review of 75 consecutive patients who underwent direct anterior total hi...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Pachter CS,Garfinkel JH,Cochrane NH,Romness DW,Gladnick BP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A continuing complication, pressure injuries are due to sustained mechanical loading and tissue deformations, which can then be exacerbated by additional intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors. Although support surfaces are designed to mitigate risk factors for pressure injuries, the presence of a turn and pos...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Call E,Tanner L,Cheney A,Rappl L,Santamaria N,Gefen A,Oberg C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide information about initiating interdisciplinary research related to microbiomes and their role in human immunity, disease, and metabolic processes. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES:After parti...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Honaker J,Ammons C,Kelechi T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboangiitis obliterans, or Buerger disease, is a rare nonatherosclerotic segmental inflammatory vasculitis that generally affects young tobacco smokers. Although no surgical treatment is available, the most effective way to halt the disease's progress is smoking cessation. In this case report, a 29-year-old smoker...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： D'Alessio I,Settembrini AM,Romagnoli S,Di Luca G,Domanin M,Gabrielli L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract-based carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) gel of Punica granatum peel (PCMC) and CMC on healing of full-thickness skin wounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-two rats were studied. Each rat had 3 wounds that were treated topically wi...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Zekavat O,Amanat A,Karami M,Paydar S,Gramizadeh B,Zareian-Jahromi M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy of high-voltage electrical stimulation (HVES) with ultrasound (US) in treating Stage II through Stage IV pressure ulcers (PrUs)* of hospitalized patients. DESIGN:This study was designed as a prospective, controlled trial in which patients were rand...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Bora Karsli P,Gurcay E,Karaahmet OZ,Cakci A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among lower extremity chronic wounds, heel ulcers present one of the greatest challenges to the wound care provider. The potential for these ulcers to progress to osteomyelitis of the calcaneus is well known. The concept of "what to take off the wound" is a known clinical axiom; however, extensive debridement or surgi...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Karr J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of different dressing methods on the wound healing process after pilonidal sinus surgery. METHODS:In this clinical trial, 60 patients undergoing pilonidal sinus surgery were randomly assigned to one of three groups. In the first group, hydrogel or alginate and hydrocolloid compounds we...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Sadati L,Froozesh R,Beyrami A,Khaneghah ZN,Elahi SA,Asl MF,Salehi T

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether prostaglandin E2 improves angiogenesis in full-thickness skin grafts. DESIGN:Randomized study SUBJECTS:20 male rabbits, divided into 2 experimental and 2 control groups. METHODOLOGY:Prostaglandin E2 (experimental groups) or prostaglandin E2 vehicle (control groups) was injected locally...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Khozani TT,Noorafshan A,Nikeghbalian S,Panjeh-Shahin MR,Dehghani F,Azizi M,Tanideh N

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and evaluate current mathematical formulas used to assess the rate of wound healing. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Systematic Review databases, from 1965 to 2004. STUDY SELECTION:Papers selected for the study met the following inclusion criteria: (1) participants had chronic venous,...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Jessup RL

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Health care professionals are faced with the ongoing challenge of improving performance. From physicians and nurses to process improvement experts, health care professionals are discovering new approaches to increasing the overall effectiveness of procedures used in clinical areas. One way to collect data use...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Amlung SR,Miller WL,Bosley LM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research suggests that active Leptospermum honey (ALH) improves outcomes in patients with partial-thickness burns by enhancing healing and reepithelialization rates, as well as by protecting against antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. This study assessed the effectiveness of ALH gel on healing time, bacteria...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Duncan CL,Enlow PT,Szabo MM,Tolchin E,Kelly RW,Castanon L,Aballay AM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Crohn disease-related anal fistulas are treated with debridement of fistulous tracts and the placement of noncutting setons (NCSs). However, to reduce the high recurrence rate, there is still a need to develop more effective treatment methods. OBJECTIVE:To compare NCS with vacuum-assisted clos...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Hermann J,Banasiewicz T,Kołodziejczak B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of a pressure injury prevention algorithm on pressure injury prevention. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:This intervention study was conducted in the anesthesiology and reanimation ICU (ARICU) of a university hospital. The study included two sample groups (nurses and patients). All p...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Yilmazer T,Bulut H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Binding to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor is a critical step for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to enter target cells. This enzyme is expressed in many human tissues including the lungs, but no research has demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 can infect human skin ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Al-Benna S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To enhance the learner's competence with knowledge of the effectiveness of shear-reducing insoles for prevention of foot ulceration in patients with high-risk diabetes. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES:...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Lavery LA,LaFontaine J,Higgins KR,Lanctot DR,Constantinides G

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct a quickly and easily administered nutrition screening tool using variables believed to be predictive of malnutrition risk in the wound patient population. DESIGN:A prospective pilot study assessed patients on a list of suspected variables, as well as the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Globa...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Fulton J,Evans B,Miller S,Blasiole KN,Leone R,Beinlich N,Meehan A,Loose C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of the authors' combination therapy protocol for keloid treatment. DESIGN:Retrospective. SETTING:Plastic surgery office-based outpatient setting in New York City. PATIENTS:Forty patients with 44 keloid scars requiring surgical excision....

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Jones ME,Hardy C,Ridgway J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Innovative skin substitutes and temporary wound dressings are frequently used in the treatment of superficial and partial-thickness wounds. The aim of this study was to compare 2 commonly used temporary skin dressings with a newly developed collagen matrix to determine changes in microcirculation as measured ...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Held M,Medved F,Petersen W,Tolzmann DS,Rahmanian-Schwarz A,Schaller HE,Rothenberger J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this multicenter study was to prospectively evaluate the healing outcomes of chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) treated with PriMatrix (TEI Biosciences, Boston, Massachusetts), a fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix. METHODS:Inclusion criteria required the subjects to have a chronic DFU tha...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Kavros SJ,Dutra T,Gonzalez-Cruz R,Liden B,Marcus B,McGuire J,Nazario-Guirau L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：GENERAL PURPOSE:To increase health care professionals' awareness and perceptions of the skin as one of the largest body organs with multidimensional aspects and significant implications for interprofessional collaboration in whole-person care. TARGET AUDIENCE:This continuing education activity is intended for physicia...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Sherman DW,Kamel G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether any of the Braden subscales were more strongly related to pressure ulcer occurrence than the Braden total score in obese and nonobese hospitalized patients. The authors investigated whether defining high risk for the total Braden score of 16 or less was associated with...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Pokorny ME,Rose MA,Watkins F,Swanson M,Kirkpatrick MK,Wu Q

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genital trauma during vaginal delivery may result from episiotomy, spontaneous perineal tears (perineum, vagina), or both. In 2012, this study aimed to investigate the effect of warm compress bistage intervention on the rate of episiotomy, perineal trauma, and postpartum pain intensity in the primiparous wom...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Akbarzadeh M,Vaziri F,Farahmand M,Masoudi Z,Amooee S,Zare N

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:The diabetic population is at an increased risk, up to 15% over a lifetime, to develop leg and foot ulcers due to such factors as neuropathy, ischemia, and infection. The tight control of glucose levels as possible is necessary to prevent the diabetic complications by preventing microvascular changes that predi...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Markuson M,Hanson D,Anderson J,Langemo D,Hunter S,Thompson P,Paulson R,Rustvang D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a mainstay in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. Following the success of the Vacuum-Assisted Closure system (Kinetic Concepts Inc [KCI], an Acelity Company, San Antonio, Texas), many similar systems were developed with minor variations. However, these systems...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Serena TE,Buan JS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a cost-of-illness study of pressure ulcers in the Netherlands for different care settings, including home care, nursing homes, general hospitals, and university hospitals. DESIGN:A cost-of-illness study was conducted based on prevalence figures and expert opinion. A differential cost study approac...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Severens JL,Habraken JM,Duivenvoorden S,Frederiks CM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a biosynthetic cellulose wound dressing (BWD) to stimulate wound healing in patients with a venous leg ulcer on periulcer skin condition when compared with standard care using a foam dressing. METHODS:Each patient with a venous ulcer received compres...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Dini V,Romanelli M,Andriessen A,Barbanera S,Bertone MS,Brilli C,Abel M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to: (1) determine the clinical effectiveness of a low-air-loss surface, VersaCare P500, in the prevention of pressure ulcers in surgical patients; (2) determine differences in the adjusted Braden scores between those using VersaCare and VersaCare P500 mattress surfaces; and (3) explor...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Korniewicz DM,Siegel J,Fajardo V,El-Masri M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the healing rate of forefoot ulcers in patients with diabetes treated using a total contact cast with those treated using alternative off-loading methods. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of healing rates of forefoot ulcers. SETTING:Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Diabetes Foot Prog...

journal_title：Advances in skin & wound care

authors： Birke JA,Pavich MA,Patout CA Jr,Horswell R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00