An overview of the relationship between anaemia, iron, and venous leg ulcers.

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：: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：:Digital ulcers (DUs) represent one of the major burdens for patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), especially when associated with skin calcinosis (SC). The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of SC in DUs of patients with SSc for clinical characteristics and prognosis assessed by the wound bed score (WBS). We...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Barsotti S,Venturini V,Di Battista M,Janowska A,Dini V,Della Rossa A,Mosca M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure therapy has been successfully applied to clean, closed incisions in patients at high-risk for wound complications. Using laser Doppler flowmetry, we evaluated peristernal perfusion after cardiac surgery via median sternotomy, assessing the influence of mammary artery harvesting and the impact of nega...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Atkins BZ,Tetterton JK,Petersen RP,Hurley K,Wolfe WG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though it is estimated that at least 300 000 people in Canada may be affected by chronic oedema/lymphoedema, recognition of the seriousness of this chronic disease in health care is scarce. Lymphoedema affects up to 70% of breast and prostate cancer patients, substantially increasing their postoperative medical c...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Keast DH,Despatis M,Allen JO,Brassard A

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：:Wide and deep wound defects are a challenge to surgeons, particularly when aggressive or more radical operations are unavailable. This article introduces refined techniques, indications and the clinical experience of the application of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) as an easy ancillary wound dressing method f...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Lee DL,Ryu AY,Rhee SC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the age- and sex-related differences in platelet ultrastructure were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A total of 15 healthy volunteers were grouped according to age, with 5 people in each of the following groups: young group (25-45 years), middle-aged group (46-65 years)...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Tian J,Cheng LH,Cui X,Lei XX,Tang JB,Cheng B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many porcine burn models that create burns using different materials (e.g. metal, water) and different burn conditions (e.g. temperature and duration of exposure). This review aims to determine whether a pooled analysis of these studies can provide insight into the burn materials and conditions required to c...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Andrews CJ,Cuttle L

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Major sickle cell disease syndrome (SCD) is a set of potentially serious and disabling constitutional haemoglobin pathologies characterised by chronic haemolysis and vaso-occlusion phenomena. If expression takes the form of acute vaso-occlusive crisis, SCD is currently considered to be a chronic systemic pathology, pr...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Soya E,Makowski C,Blaise S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the venous leg ulcer (VLU) management in primary health care settings located in Melbourne metropolitan and rural Victoria, Australia. We explored health professionals' perspective on the use of the Australian and New Zealand Venous Leg Ulcer Clinical Practic...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Weller CD,Richards C,Turnour L,Team V

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Mohs micrographic surgery is the best therapeutical option for hand squamous cell carcinoma without bone involvement; however, the reconstruction of the surgical defect could be very difficult if the tumour is located in the distal phalanx of a finger. We present the case of a patient with a squamous cell carcinoma of...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Magliano J,Rossi V,Turra N,Bazzano C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratin proteins have been shown to play a key role in wound healing. Controlled keratin gene (KRT) expression promotes cell growth, migration and differentiation, and as an example of the importance of keratin proteins, absence of KRT17 has been shown to delay wound closure. In addition, downregulation of KRT6 and KR...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Batzer AT,Marsh C,Kirsner RS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine-based products are antibacterial. The small iodine molecular size is ideally suited to treat surface critical colonisation. Inadine is a 10% povidone iodine dressing with the equivalent of 1% available iodine that is easily extracted from the viscose backing by serum or exudate. The use of hydrophilic polyethyl...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Sibbald RG,Elliott JA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globally, wound care costs the health care system 2-3% of the total expenditure on health, which equates to several billion dollars annually. To date, there are little data on the cost and healing rates of various wounds. This has been partly because of the difficulty in tracking wound management as the majority of wo...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Khalil H,Cullen M,Chambers H,Carroll M,Walker J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoradionecrosis is an exceptional complication after the treatment of breast carcinoma. We report here a 63-year-old woman who presented with osteoradionecrosis of the sternum 17 years after initial treatment for breast cancer. Difficulty in diagnosing the lesion and its management is discussed. ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Pandey M,Chandramohan KN,Mathew A

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:Ischaemia reperfusion (I/R) injury refers to tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to the tissue after a period of ischaemia. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and cytokines are biomarkers involved in several vascular complications. The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： de Franciscis S,De Caridi G,Massara M,Spinelli F,Gallelli L,Buffone G,Caliò FG,Butrico L,Grande R,Serra R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-month-old Caucasian baby is described with a postaxial polydactyly of the letf foot. Radiographic examination revealed the accessory digit was composed of soft tissue, some with a tiny osseous element, originated from around the metatarsophalangeal joint, defined by floating type (FT). The parents had consistent d...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： López-López D,Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R,Losa-Iglesias ME,Bautista Casasnovas AL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to systematically assess the overall value of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in diagnosing neonates with sepsis. A systematic literature search was conducted using the following electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane, to identify eligible studies through the index words updated till November 2018. Cross-sec...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Sun B,Liang LF,Li J,Yang D,Zhao XB,Zhang KG

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the past 20 years, super-oxidised solutions (SOSs) have been shown to be potent antimicrobials and disinfectants via oxidative damage. However, the potential toxicity of SOSs on eukaryotic cells has not been documented in vitro. This is relevant because oxygen and chlorine reactive species may possibly induce agei...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： González-Espinosa D,Pérez-Romano L,Guzmán-Soriano B,Arias E,Bongiovanni CM,Gutiérrez AA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infiltration of surgical wounds with long-acting local anaesthetics (LA) is used to reduce postoperative incisional pain. We hypothesised that infiltration with LA interferes with wound healing in rats. Seventy-two rats were allocated into nine groups. After intraperitoneal anaesthesia, the interscapular dorsal region...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Abrão J,Fernandes CR,White PF,Shimano AC,Okubo R,Lima GB,Bachur JA,Garcia SB

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study developed a measuring instrument of pressure-injury risk assessment competence for nursing education adopting theoretical procedures based on competence structuration to support the psychometric quality. The objective of this study is testing the psychometric properties of the instrument using simulation st...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Moura ECC,Peres AM,Caliri MHL,Lopez V,F Soares S

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:We present a new surgical modification to allow propeller perforator flaps to cover pressure sores at various locations. We used a propeller perforator flap concept based on the detection of newly formed perforator vessels located 1 cm from the wound margin and stimulated by the chronic inflammation process. Between J...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Kelahmetoglu O,Van Landuyt K,Yagmur C,Sommeling CE,Keles MK,Tayfur V,Simsek T,Demirtas Y,Guneren E

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Although platelet gel is considered one of the most popular tools in the treatment of chronic ulcers, current consensus on its use is not unanimous. A prospective randomised trial was carried out at the Plastic Surgery Unit of the 'Salvatore Maugeri' Foundation Hospital of Pavia (Italy). The study involved 13 patients...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Scevola S,Nicoletti G,Brenta F,Isernia P,Maestri M,Faga A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study compared the clinical outcomes of negative pressure wound therapy with reticulated open cell foam (NPWT/ROCF) as delivered by Vacuum-Assisted Therapy(®) (V.A.C.(®) Therapy, KCI Licensing Inc., San Antonio, TX) to non-NPWT/ROCF conventional therapy (CT) in split-thickness skin graft (STSG) surv...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Blume PA,Key JJ,Thakor P,Thakor S,Sumpio B

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00