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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

Dynamic Role of Oxygen in Wound Healing: A Microbial, Immunological, and Biochemical Perspective [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Razi Institute, 2022
A wound is a temporary break in the continuity of the protective skin barrier. Wound healing is central in maintaining the body’s normal homeostatic mechanism, and open wounds raise the risk of microbial infection and amputation.
S Gupta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Atiyeh B.S.   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Promotion of Lymphangiogenesis by Targeted Delivery of VEGF-C Improves Diabetic Wound Healing

open access: yesCells, 2023
Chronic wounds represent a major therapeutic challenge. Lymphatic vessel function is impaired in chronic ulcers but the role of lymphangiogenesis in wound healing has remained unclear. We found that lymphatic vessels are largely absent from chronic human
Lorenz M. Brunner   +11 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

Wound dressings: curbing inflammation in chronic wound healing [PDF]

open access: yesEmerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2021
Chronic wounds represent an economic burden to healthcare systems worldwide and a societal burden to patients, deeply impacting their quality of life. The incidence of recalcitrant wounds has been steadily increasing since the population more susceptible, the elderly and diabetic, are rapidly growing. Chronic wounds are characterised by a delayed wound
Davide Vincenzo Verdolino   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Multi-function based modeling of 3D heterogeneous wound scaffolds for improved wound healing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper presents a new multi-function based modeling of 3D heterogeneous porous wound scaffolds to improve wound healing process for complex deep acute or chronic wounds.
Koc, Bahattin   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Inflammatory Response to Wound and Trauma: Possible Mechanism of Action

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2006
There is growing interest in expanding the clinical applications for HBO2 (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) into new medical and surgical fields. The pathophysiology of response towards wounds, infection, trauma, or surgery involves various chemical mediators ...
Noori S. Al-Waili, Glenn J. Butler
doaj   +1 more source

Honey for Wound Healing, Ulcers, and Burns; Data Supporting Its Use in Clinical Practice

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2011
The widespread existence of unhealed wounds, ulcers, and burns has a great impact on public health and economy. Many interventions, including new medications and technologies, are being used to help achieve significant wound healing and to eliminate ...
Noori Al-Waili   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Non-Conventional Antimicrobial Approaches for Chronic Wound Biofilms: Have We Found the ‘Chink in the Armor’?

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2019
Chronic wounds are a major healthcare burden, with huge public health and economic impact. Microbial infections are the single most important cause of chronic, non-healing wounds.
Snehal Kadam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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