Cold immersion recovery responses in the diabetic foot with neuropathy.

abstract：:Nicorandil is an original vasodilatator used to control angina by decreasing cardiac preload and afterload. Since 1997, many reports of single or multiple nicorandil-induced ulcerations have been published. To date, eight cases of nicorandil-induced fistula into adjacent organs have been described. The pathogeneses of...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Trechot P,Petitpain N,Guy C,Pinzano A,Javot L,Schmutz JL,Marie B,Barbaud A

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：: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：:Little is known about the cost-benefit of soft silicone foam dressings in pressure ulcer (PU) prevention among critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU). A randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of soft silicone foam dressings in preventing sacral and heel PUs w...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Santamaria N,Liu W,Gerdtz M,Sage S,McCann J,Freeman A,Vassiliou T,DeVincentis S,Ng AW,Manias E,Knott J,Liew D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have reported that the use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy (INPWT) might reduce the incidence of wound infections, although its mechanism remains unknown. We designed a prospective study to explore the effects of INPWT on different stages of the wound healing process. After meeting the i...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Rashed A,Csiszar M,Beledi A,Gombocz K

更新日期：2020-11-25 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：: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：: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：: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：:Covering the reconstructed area with a healthy soft-tissue envelope is a major challenge after limb-sparing surgery in patients with malignant bone and soft-tissue tumours. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) of open wounds hastens healing and minimises the requirement for complex reconstructive soft-tissue surgery...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Mermerkaya U,Bekmez S,Alkan E,Ayvaz M,Tokgozoglu M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study conducted in an Australian home nursing service sought to ascertain whether the provision of funding for compression bandaging and medical footwear would impact on compression therapy use, wound healing and quality of life (QoL) among people with venous leg ulcers. Clients (n = 120) were randomly allocated to ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Kapp S,Miller C,Elder K

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Reducing and preventing postoperative pain are currently a topic of great interest. There are different modalities for providing analgesia that can provide an alternative or adjunct to opioid therapy. One mode of therapy involves the use of portable pain pump devices that can deliver continuous local anaesthesia direc...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Scimeca CL,Fisher TK,Bharara M,Armstrong DG

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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：:Pathogenic, opportunistic, and commensal bacterial coexist in the intestinal tract, and imbalances among these strains have been linked to systemic inflammation and a variety of disease states. Similarly, human skin plays an important role as an interface between the body and the environment with an estimated 1 billio...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Knackstedt R,Knackstedt T,Gatherwright J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic wounds are a growing challenge for physicians and health insurance agencies. The burden of affected patients is enormous, because of pain but also because of long-lasting therapies and dependence on nursing services. In other areas of medicine, computer-based diagnostics is established, yet, accurate wound doc...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Stremitzer S,Wild T,Hoelzenbein T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to elucidate the in vivo efficacy of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on wound healing in non diabetic and diabetic rats. METHODS:Ninety-six male Wistar-Albino rats were randomly divided into six groups. Saline-moistened gauze, pure gelatin or EGF in gelatin-microsphere dressings were u...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Dogan S,Demirer S,Kepenekci I,Erkek B,Kiziltay A,Hasirci N,Müftüoglu S,Nazikoglu A,Renda N,Dincer UD,Elhan A,Kuterdem E

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Ulcers in radiated skin continue to be a challenge for health care practitioners. Healing impairment in the setting of radiation-damaged tissue will most of the time lead to chronic wounds that reduce the patient's quality of life. In this review, we present an update of the pathophysiology of tissue damage caused by ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Olascoaga A,Vilar-Compte D,Poitevin-Chacón A,Contreras-Ruiz J

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:Increasing evidence within the literature has identified the presence of biofilms in chronic wounds and proposed that they contribute to delayed wound healing. This research aimed to investigate the presence of biofilm in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) using microscopy and molecular approaches and define if these are pre...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Johani K,Malone M,Jensen S,Gosbell I,Dickson H,Hu H,Vickery K

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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：: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：:Surgical site infections are the most common nosocomial infections in surgical patients. The preventable and the unmodifiable risk factors for deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) have been amply assessed in the literature. The aim of this review was to describe the results of the numerous published studies to describ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Buja A,Zampieron A,Cavalet S,Chiffi D,Sandonà P,Vinelli A,Baldovin T,Baldo V

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This data review reports the results of 15 patients who were treated with Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) negative pressure therapy system in addition to the timed, intermittent delivery of an instilled topical solution for management of their complex, infected wounds. Prospective data for 15 patients treated with negat...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gabriel A,Shores J,Heinrich C,Baqai W,Kalina S,Sogioka N,Gupta S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy is a sophisticated system that maintains a closed, humid, sterile and isolated environment. Wound infection is considered a relative contraindication. The objective of this study is to extend the indications for VAC therapy to include infected wounds by demonstrating its ability t...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Lo Torto F,Ruggiero M,Parisi P,Borab Z,Sergi M,Carlesimo B

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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