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Wound care

Improved in vitro wound healing in response to a superoxidised solution

Wound healing is a fundamental process that re-establishes tissue integrity and skin barrier function. A wound healing model was created by removing...

Hospital-acquired pressure injury: our seven years of experience

Between June 2014 and June 2021, hospitalised patients' files, from Bayindir Sögütözü Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, were screened retrospectively for...

Radical sternectomy for osteomyelitis without reconstruction post-coronary artery bypass graft: 10 years on

Radical sternectomy without sternal reconstruction is a rare form of surgical treatment of DSWI. Sternal removal for DSWI and replacement with either...

Podiatrist intervention could reduce the incidence of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes: a hospital survey in China

The results of this study help to understand the situation of patients with diabetes in China and to prove that standardised podiatrist intervention...

Use of negative pressure wound therapy on locoregional flaps: a case–control study

A retrospective review was carried out based on all flap reconstructions performed in a single tertiary centre in Singapore from November 2017 to...

Intralesional epidermal growth factor therapy in recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers

The data of patients with DFUs were retrospectively analysed. The data of the patients who had had DFUs for at least four weeks and who had been...

Nurses' knowledge and practice in preventing pressure injuries in intensive care units

The population of the study consisted of 111 nurses working in level 3 ICU, of which 91 (82%) completed the study. The nurses' characteristics were...

Pressure injury susceptibility related to lifestyle factors in patients with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey

The overall mean age (Table 1) of the participants was 32.63 years (standard deviation (SD)=12.20), whereas the mean age of those with PIs was 36.68...

Prevalence and prognosis of hard-to-heal wounds with comorbidities in China

This retrospective study collected demographic information and clinical characteristics of patients with hard-to-heal wounds in China. A total of 6678...

Determination of the effectiveness of Dorema ammoniacum gum on wound healing: an experimental study

Four overlapping phases have been described in the classical model of wound healing and include homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation and...

Combined application of moist exposed burn ointment and maggot therapy in wound healing

This study consisted of one laboratory-based coexistence experiment and a case series report, which were performed at the First Affiliated Hospital of...

Modified application of vacuum-assisted closure in thoracic surgery patients

A retrospective chart review for all patients who were admitted under thoracic surgery in a university hospital in Saudi Arabia between July 2014 and...

Risk categorisation of patients attending a diabetic foot screening clinic in Suez

Suez General Hospital Diabetes Foot Screening Clinic was held every Saturday by a family physician (the researcher) after approval of the Suez...

Use of single-layer artificial dermal template in patients with trauma and burns

This retrospective study included patients with trauma and burns requiring scar release or wound coverage who were treated with a single-layer ADT,...