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Understanding methods of wound debridement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Autolytic debridement describes the body's natural method of wound-bed cleansing, helping it to prepare the wound bed for healing. In acute wounds, autolytic debridement occurs automatically and often does not require intervention, as during the ...
Broadus C   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Human Salivary Histatin-1 Is More Efficacious in Promoting Acute Skin Wound Healing Than Acellular Dermal Matrix Paste

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
A rapid wound healing is beneficial for not only recovering esthetics but also reducing pain, complications and healthcare burdens. For such a purpose, continuous efforts have been taken to develop viable dressing material.
Xiaoxuan Lei   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel locally active estrogens accelerate cutaneous wound healing-part 2 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Estrogen deprivation is associated with delayed healing, while estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) accelerates acute wound healing and protects against development of chronic wounds.
Bartoli, Gabriele   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Revisiting the role of amniotic membrane dressing in acute large traumatic wounds: A randomized feasibility study at a level 1 trauma centre

open access: yesJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2023
Introduction: Acute large traumatic wounds require temporary dressing prior to the definitive soft tissue reconstruction, as the physiological derangement during the immediate postinjury period delays the definitive surgical intervention.
Narendra Choudhary   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human Wounds and Its Burden: An Updated Compendium of Estimates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Significance: A 2018 retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries identified that ∼8.2 million people had wounds with or without infections. Medicare cost estimates for acute and chronic wound treatments ranged from $28.1 billion to $96.8 billion ...
Sen, Chandan K.
core   +1 more source

A pilot study exploring quality of life experienced by patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy as part of their wound care treatment compared to patients receiving standard wound care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been widely documented as a technique to help heal complex wounds. This paper presents the findings of a preliminary study which aimed to explore quality of life experienced by patients undergoing ...
Akin   +24 more
core   +1 more source

Genital Wound Repair and Scarring

open access: yesMedical Sciences, 2022
Skin wound repair has been the central focus of clinicians and scientists for almost a century. Insights into acute and chronic wound healing as well as scarring have influenced and ameliorated wound treatment.
Ursula Mirastschijski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioprinting a skin patch with dual-crosslinked gelatin (GelMA) and silk fibroin (SilMA): An approach to accelerating cutaneous wound healing

open access: yesMaterials Today Bio, 2023
Clinical settings often face significant obstacles in treating large acute wounds. The alternative of therapeutic approach is needed urgently. Hydrogels derived from natural or synthetic materials may be designed to perform a variety of functions for ...
Lei Xu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic touch for healing acute wounds [PDF]

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016
Therapeutic Touch (TT) is an alternative therapy that has gained popularity over the past two decades for helping wounds to heal. Practitioners enter a meditative state and pass their hands above the patient's body to find and correct any imbalances in the patient's 'life energy' or chi.
O'Mathúna, Dónal, Ashford, Robert L.
openaire   +10 more sources

CELLUTOME™ Epidermal Harvesting System

open access: yesAlbanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2018
Background: Treatment of acute and chronic wounds are a major challenge. In modern medicine, numerous approaches to wound healing are known. One of them is the use of epidermal autologous grafts.
Skender Veliu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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