Vacuum-assisted closure therapy combined with bi-pectoral muscle flap for the treatment of deep sternal wound infections.

abstract：:Wound dehiscence is a surgical complication caused by the application of opposing and distracting forces tending to pull apart the suture line. In recent years, a novel negative pressure surgical management system has been developed to prevent surgical wound complications. This system creates a closed environment that...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Bollero D,Malvasio V,Catalano F,Stella M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review aimed to provide a narrative review of evidence on validity of clinical and microbial indicators of infection and to gain insights into the diagnosis of infection in chronic leg ulcers (CLUs). A search was conducted in Cinahl, Medline, the Cochrane Library databases, Embase, Web of Science, Scie...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Bui UT,Finlayson K,Edwards H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure injuries are one of the most common and costly complications occurring in US hospitals. With up to 3 million patients affected each year, hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) place a substantial burden on the US healthcare system. In the current study, US hospital discharge records from 9.6 million pat...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Wassel CL,Delhougne G,Gayle JA,Dreyfus J,Larson B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic lower extremity wounds cause substantial burden to healthcare systems, costing tens of thousands of dollars per episode. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) devices have been shown to be cost-effective at treating these wounds, but the traditional devices use bulky electrical pumps that require a durable m...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Hutton DW,Sheehan P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) is an automated system used to deliver, dwell, and remove topical solutions from the wound bed. Recently, a reticulated open cell foam dressing with through holes (ROCF-CC) was developed, which assists with wound cleansing by removing thick exu...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： McElroy EF

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical and culture-positive infection rates of open Gustilo/Anderson type II and III fractures using a protocol nanocrystalline silver wound dressing and hydrosurgical debridement. Retrospective case series through chart review on all type II and III open fra...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Keen JS,Desai PP,Smith CS,Suk M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound healing is a complex cellular and biochemical process and can be affected by several systemic and local factors. In this study, we aimed to discuss the aetiologic factors of non-healing wounds and the management of this complicated process with current information. The medical data of the patients who were admit...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Calis H,Sengul S,Guler Y,Karabulut Z

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic wounds represent an aberrant biochemistry that creates a toxic proteolytic milieu which can be detrimental to the healing process. Rebalancing the wound microenvironment and addressing elevated protease activity (EPA) could therefore help facilitate healing. To understand how clinicians currently diagnose and ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Snyder RJ,Cullen B,Nisbet LT

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method (V.A.C.ULTA Therapy System, KCI USA, Inc., San Antonio, TX) combines the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT; V.A.C. Therapy, KCI USA, Inc.) with regulated, periodic instillation of user-selected topical wound solutions (V.A.C. VeraFlo Therapy, KCI USA, Inc.). In simulated wound model studie...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Rycerz AM,Allen D,Lessing MC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article was to investigate the effectiveness of testing cold immersion recovery responses in the diabetic foot with neuropathy using a contact thermography system based on thermochromic liquid crystals. A total of 81 subjects with no history of diabetic foot ulceration were assigned to neuropathy, non ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Bharara M,Viswanathan V,Cobb JE

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of stage I pressure ulcers cannot be predicted; therefore, nursing interventions for preventing their deterioration have not been clearly established. This study describes the clinical course of stage I pressure ulcers and prospectively investigates the factors related to their deterioration. Thirty-one ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Sato M,Sanada H,Konya C,Sugama J,Nakagami G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol consumption, despite influencing several organic processes, has been scarcely studied regarding the risk of developing surgical wound complications after surgical breast cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between alcohol consumption and the development of surgical wound comp...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： de Menezes RF,Bergmann A,Thuler LCS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic foot ulcers commonly precede diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) and once the latter occurs, surgical management is often performed. The presence of osteomyelitis is an independent risk factor for the development of re-ulceration. We investigated the relationship between causative organisms in osteomyelitis and...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Schmidt BM,Ye W,Zhou S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of silicone derivative and onion extract had been reported in the prevention of hypertrophic scarring. Our experience showed the preventive use of silicone derivative plus onion extract gel on hypertrophic scars after median sternotomy. In a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled study, 60 patients after m...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Jenwitheesuk K,Surakunprapha P,Jenwitheesuk K,Kuptarnond C,Prathanee S,Intanoo W

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether outcomes of care (amputation and hospitalisation) among patients with diabetes and foot ulcer differ between those who received pre-ulcer care from podiatrists and those who did not. Adult patients with diabetes and a diagnosis of a diabetic foot ulcer were found in the MarketScan Databases, 2005-2...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gibson TB,Driver VR,Wrobel JS,Christina JR,Bagalman E,DeFrancis R,Garoufalis MG,Carls GS,Gatwood J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial colonisation and infection remain the major causes of delayed healing and graft rejection following burns. Topical treatment is necessary to reduce the incidence of burn wound infection. Silver sulphadiazine (SD-Ag) is an often used microbicidal agent. However, this treatment produces adverse reactions and s...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Peral MC,Martinez MA,Valdez JC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Smart Negative Pressure (SNaP) wound care system is a novel device that is single-patient use, ultra-portable, and light weight and does not rely on battery or need recharging. A systematic search was performed on major databases to identify relevant articles including case reports, retrospective case series, and ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Wee IJY,Mak M,O'Donnell G,Tan J,Chong TT,Tang TY

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic non-healing wounds are a burden in the Long-Term Care (LTC) sector, increasing costs, morbidity, and mortality and causing pain and suffering. The objective of this LTC Innovation pilot was to test the value of a promising new neuromuscular stimulation device in elevating the experience and satisfaction of the...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Harris C,Ramage D,Boloorchi A,Vaughan L,Kuilder G,Rakas S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate sodium pyruvate (NaPy) pre-treatment as a successful approach for pressure ulcer (PU) prevention by averting their aetiological origin-cell-level damage and death by large, sustained mechanical loads. We evaluated the NaPy pre-treatment effect on permeability changes in the cell's plasma membrane (PM) f...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Alvarez-Elizondo MB,Barenholz-Cohen T,Weihs D

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous comorbidities and cofactors have been known to influence wound healing processes. In this multicentre study, clinical data of 1 000 patients with chronic leg ulcers from ten specialised dermatological wound care centers were analysed. The patient cohort comprised 567 females and 433 males with an average age ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Jockenhöfer F,Gollnick H,Herberger K,Isbary G,Renner R,Stücker M,Valesky E,Wollina U,Weichenthal M,Karrer S,Kuepper B,Roesch A,Dissemond J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign modelling agent reactions (FMAR) are the result of the injection of unapproved high-viscosity fluids with the purpose of cosmetic body modelling. Its consequences lead to ulceration, disfigurement and even death, and it has reached epidemic proportions in several regions of the world. We describe a series of p...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Martínez-Villarreal AA,Asz-Sigall D,Gutiérrez-Mendoza D,Serena TE,Lozano-Platonoff A,Sanchez-Cruz LY,Toussaint-Caire S,Domínguez-Cherit J,López-García LA,Cárdenas-Sánchez A,Contreras-Ruiz J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported the efficacy of soft silicone multilayered foam dressings in preventing intraoperatively acquired pressure injuries (IAPIs) in the prone position using a Relton-Hall frame (BOSS trial). The aim of this study was to clarify the incidence and extract the risk factors for IAPIs in cases in which polyurethane ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Yoshimura M,Ohura N,Santamaria N,Watanabe Y,Akizuki T,Gefen A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound bed preparation (WBP) is an integral part of the care programme for chronic wounds. The acronym TIME is used in the context of WBP and describes four barriers to healing in chronic wounds; namely, dead Tissue, Infection and inflammation, Moisture imbalance and a non-migrating Edge. Larval debridement therapy (LD...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Pritchard DI,Čeřovský V,Nigam Y,Pickles SF,Cazander G,Nibbering PH,Bültemann A,Jung W

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The critical problem of post-burn depigmentation is the lacking normal melanocytes. Auto-skin grafting and autologous non-cultured epidermal cell suspension have been used to improve the appearance. However, a large amount of skin graft is required of donor sites in the former method, while the latter method is though...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Chen B,Xu M,Li B

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this randomised controlled study were to determine whether the application of silicone adhesive dressings with standard preventive care would reduce the impairment of skin integrity and to evaluate the subepidermal moisture (SEM) value in anatomical locations to predict impairment of skin integrity. Of the...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Lee YJ,Kim JY,Shin WY

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure injuries (PIs) have now become a common complication of the elderly patients. Some studies have observed that pressure injuries may increase mortality, but this area of evidence has not been evaluated and summarised. The aim of this study was to compare the mortality of patients with pressure injuries and tho...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Song YP,Shen HW,Cai JY,Zha ML,Chen HL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old girl with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG)-like skin lesions on the extremities, trunk and face developed Takayasu's arteritis (TA; pulseless disease). After 3 years under maintenance cyclosporin A therapy, the patient developed an ischaemic cerebral accident. Severe obstruction of both subclavian and left caro...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Dourmishev AL,Serafimova DK,Vassileva SG,Dourmishev LA,Schwartz RA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous or mixed ulcers are common and invalidating. Cutaneous transplants may be necessary if conventional treatment is ineffective. We evaluated the performance of Cellutome in promoting the healing of venous or mixed ulcers 2 months after grafting. This was a retrospective, multi-centric, descriptive study of patien...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Vinceneux Talvande B,Carvalho Lallement P,Safa G,Journet Tollhupp J,Lembelembe JP,Blaise S,Maillard H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indwelling foreign-body infections are a critical medical problem, especially in immunocompromised patients. To examine the pathogenicity of biofilm-forming bacteria settling on foreign materials, mice implanted with plastic discs were infected with Staphylococcus aureus. After opening a wide subcutaneous pocket on th...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Makino T,Jimi S,Oyama T,Nakano Y,Hamamoto K,Mamishin K,Yahiro T,Hara S,Takata T,Ohjimi H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2011, an international panel of wound care experts from multiple disciplines convened to develop this document to summarise the evolution of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) technology devices over the past 15 years, specifically concentrating on the V.A.C.(®) Therapy (KCI USA, Inc., San Antonio, TX) fam...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gupta S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00