Porcine acellular dermal matrix (PADM) vascularises after exposure in open necrotic wounds seen after complex hernia repair.

abstract：:Senescent fibroblasts, which are present in chronic ulcers, are the reason for the wound becoming chronic. In this study, we introduce full-thickness micro skin grafts in the ulcer, a surgical technique known as a 'nested graft', which gave encouraging results leading to complete wound healing in all patients. The ass...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gualdi G,Crotti S,Monari P,Calzavara-Pinton P,Vitali M,Baronio M,Lougaris V

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroid-induced skin atrophy (CISA) consists of a thinning of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, representing the natural consequence of a prolonged glucocorticosteroids use, both systemic as well as topical. It is characterised by the loss of elasticity and skin thickness, associated with an increased skin fra...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Vallini V,Rinaldi E,Mangano L,Modesti L,Ghelardini P,Roberts AT,Grazi G

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Surgical patients are at risk of developing a perioperative pressure injury (ORPI) during surgery. Accurate assessment and prompt implementation of prevention strategies or treatment of ORPI are dependent on knowledge and skills of operating room (OR) nurses. The study examined the knowledge and attitude of OR nurses ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Khong BPC,Goh BC,Phang LY,David T

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Foot complications cause substantial morbidity in Tanzania, where 70% of leg amputations occur in diabetic patients. The Step by Step Foot Project was initiated to train healthcare personnel in diabetic foot management, facilitate transfer of knowledge and expertise, and improve patient education. The project comprise...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Abbas ZG,Lutale JK,Bakker K,Baker N,Archibald LK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade Vacuum Assisted Closure((R)) (KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX) has been established as an effective wound care modality for managing complex acute and chronic wounds. The therapy has been widely adopted by many institutions to treat a variety of wound types. Increasingly, the therapy is being...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gabriel A,Shores J,Bernstein B,de Leon J,Kamepalli R,Wolvos T,Baharestani MM,Gupta S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case study reporting on the successful treatment of a patient affected by a basal cell carcinoma is submitted. Because the carcinoma had infiltrated deeply, a wide excision was necessary, including the removal of bone tissue. The deep tissue defect was treated with PROMOGRAN* Matrix, a protease-modulating matrix, to...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Tausche AK,Sebastian G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) is an adjunctive therapy that can be used in the management of complex wounds with infection. NPWTi-d incorporates the intermittent instillation of a topical solution to the wound in a programmed manner. Unlike standard negative pressure wound ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Anghel EL,Kim PJ,Attinger CE

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Wound chronification and opportunistic infections stand as major factors leading to lower extremities amputations in diabetes. The molecular mechanisms underlying diabetic's torpid healing have not been elucidated. We present the case of a female diabetic patient that after a plantar abscess surgical drainage, tight g...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Berlanga-Acosta J,Mendoza-Mari Y,Martínez MD,Valdés-Perez C,Ojalvo AG,Armstrong DG

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：: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：:Wound complications following arterial surgery in the groin are relatively common and can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Vascularised muscle flaps (VMF) may be used as an adjunct to aid healing, either to manage complications or prophylactically. This series describes 46 patients who received sartorius...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Price A,Contractor U,White R,Williams I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's syndrome is a condition caused by high levels of glucocorticoids, or most commonly as a result of prolonged exposure to exogenous steroids. Clinical features include diabetes, hypertension, obesity, skin atrophy, immune suppression and delayed wound healing. We report a patient with iatrogenic Cushing's synd...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Biswas M,Gibby O,Ivanova-Stoilova T,Harding K

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Leg ulcer management is complex, time-consuming and of high socio-economic importance. Data on cost-of-illness in leg ulcer care are sparse. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-of-illness in leg ulcer treatment in the metropolitan area of Hamburg. About 147 institutions involved in wound care particip...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Augustin M,Brocatti LK,Rustenbach SJ,Schäfer I,Herberger K

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：:For nearly two decades, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been used for temporary wound coverage as well as wound bed preparation. The addition of instillation and dwell time as an adjunct to NPWT (NPWTi-d) enables wound bed cleaning and improved wound bed granulation. Thirty patients with different types of ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Diehm YF,Loew J,Will PA,Fischer S,Hundeshagen G,Ziegler B,Gazyakan E,Kneser U,Hirche C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marjolin's ulcer refers to malignant degeneration in a chronic wound. Although originally described in an area of burns scar, many other chronic wounds such as osteomyelitis sinus tracts, venous stasis ulcers and chronic pressure sores have the potential to undergo malignant transformation. We present an interesting c...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Fairbairn NG,Hamilton SA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the maintenance of the 30° side-lying lateral tilt position among aged care residents at the risk of developing pressure injuries when using the standard care pillow and a purpose-designed positioning device. An observational study was conducted. Participants were monitored during ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Kapp S,Gerdtz M,Gefen A,Prematunga R,Santamaria N

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity, location, aetiology, treatment and healing of medical device-related pressure ulcers (PUs) in intensive care patients for up to 7 days. A prospective repeated measures study design was used. Patients in six intensive care units of two major medical centr...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Coyer FM,Stotts NA,Blackman VS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to both assist in the selection of flaps for ischial pressure wound re-construction and to evaluate the overall complication rates associated with re-construction. A retrospective medical record review was conducted for 78 patients following the surgical re-construction of an ischial pressure sore. R...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Ahluwalia R,Martin D,Mahoney JL

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sandwich graft was applied to the debrided cortical bone layer of the tibia in the case of a 72-year-old male patient with full-thickness necrotic burn injury. The combined graft consisted of a dermal template material and autologous split thickness skin graft. After application, the graft was found totally accepted...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gáspár K,Erdei I,Péter Z,Dezsö B,Hunyadi J,Juhász I

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assess the outcome of a standardised protocol for the treatment of post-operative wound infection in patients undergoing deformity correction for neuro-muscular scoliosis (NMS). Retrospective review of 443 consecutive patients with a minimum 18 months' follow-up, following a primary posterior deformity correction for ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Haleem S,Edwin J,Bashir MA,Soltani S,Nadarajah R,Kieser DC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00