Epidermal growth factor-containing wound closure enhances wound healing in non-diabetic and diabetic rats.

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：:Although chronic wounds have a high socio-economic impact, data on comparative effectiveness of treatments are rare. UrgoStart(®) is a hydroactive dressing containing a nano-oligosaccharide factor (NOSF). This study aimed at evaluating the cost-effectiveness of this NOSF-containing wound dressing in vascular leg ulcer...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Augustin M,Herberger K,Kroeger K,Muenter KC,Goepel L,Rychlik R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of small-bowel fistulas which are in an open abdomen and have no soft tissue overlay or a fistula tract involves many complications and challenges. Controlling the local leakage of enteric contents has a central role in the success of medical treatment. There are several methods to deal with fistula dischar...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Miranda LE,Miranda AC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gethin G, Cowman S. Case series of use of Manuka honey in leg ulceration. Abstract The historical and current literature reports the successful use of honey to manage a diversity of wound aetiologies. However, only in the last 40 years is research on its mode of action and contribution to wound healing being investiga...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gethin G,Cowman S

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：: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：:To characterise the role of ethnicity in the occurrence of foot ulcer disease in persons with diabetes, we analysed prospectively collected data for persons attending the diabetes clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A case was defined as any adult presenting to MNH with an ulcer at or...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Abbas ZG,Lutale JK,Archibald LK

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure ulcers are associated with a significant economic burden that, in many cases, is recognised as being avoidable. The effectiveness of pressure relieving surfaces is well documented and acknowledged in clinical guidelines on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. Whilst pressure relieving surfaces ar...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Trueman P,Whitehead SJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 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 aim of this systematic review was to determine the supporting evidence for the clinical use of hydrogel dressings as a first aid measure for burn wound management in the pre-hospital setting. Two authors searched three databases (Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase and The Cochrane Library) for relevant English language art...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Goodwin NS,Spinks A,Wasiak J

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:The use of lavage was compared to negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation (NPWTi) to assess extent of soft tissue damage, debris removal and environmental cross-contamination susceptibility in three distinct models. Scanning electron microscopy in an ex vivo model showed increased visible tissue traum...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Allen D,LaBarbera LA,Bondre IL,Lessing MC,Rycerz AM,Kilpadi DV,Collins BA,Perkins J,McNulty AK

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care-associated infections in hospitals, including surgical site infections, contribute significantly to morbidity as well as mortality. Surgical incision management (SIM) using negative pressure wound therapy (Prevena™ Incision Management System, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., San Antonio, TX, USA) is designed to cov...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Weir G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the steps needed for a successful implementation of an e-health programme (the Mobile Wound Care system) in rural Victoria, Australia and to provide recommendations for future e-health initiatives. Wound care is a major burden on the health care system. Optimal wound care was found to be impeded by issues ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Khalil H,Cullen M,Chambers H,Steers N,Walker J

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is considered an effective wound treatment, but there are a number of issues that need to be addressed for improvements to be made. This review aimed to explore the literature relating to the pain and skin trauma that may be experienced during NPWT. A literature search was carrie...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Upton D,Andrews A

更新日期：2015-02-01 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

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：: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：: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：: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：:The overall quality of evidence of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for treating chronic wounds remains low. While further well-designed clinical studies are clearly required to convincingly demonstrate the efficacy of autologous PRP in improved healing of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and other chronic wounds, there ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Weller CD,Gardiner EE,Arthur JF,Southey M,Andrews RK

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：: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：:Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) contracts the wound and alters the pressure in the tissue of the wound edge, which accelerates wound healing. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the type (foam or gauze) and size (small or large) of wound filler for NPWT on wound contraction and tissue pressure. N...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Anesäter E,Borgquist O,Hedström E,Waga J,Ingemansson R,Malmsjö M

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：: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：:Subcutaneous mastectomy, the first step in sexual reassignment surgery of female-to-male transsexuals, is associated with high rates of complication and revision surgery. Also, conventional electrosurgery and the associated thermal tissue damage may compromise outcome. This retrospective randomised clinical study eval...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Schlosshauer T,Kiehlmann M,Riener MO,Rothenberger J,Sader R,Rieger UM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the reliability of measuring the cross-sectional area of diabetic foot ulcers using Image J software. The inter- and intra-rater reliability of ulcer area measures were assessed using digital images of acetate tracings of ulcers of the foot affecting 31 participants in an off-loading...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Jeffcoate WJ,Musgrove AJ,Lincoln NB

更新日期：2017-12-01 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