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Multifunctional hydrogels for chronic wounds repairing

Biosurface and Biotribology, 2023
Because of their tissue‐like mechanical performances, high biocompatibility, and adjustable functionality, hydrogels have become increasingly attractive materials for promoting wound healing.
Xiao Wang, Rong Hu, Lu Han, Xiong Lu
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Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria from acute and chronic wounds in Malaysian subjects

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Introduction: Chronic wounds represent a major health burden worldwide. It has been hypothesized that the polymicrobial nature of wounds plays an important role in their healing process. Thus, a review of pathogen frequency and susceptibility patterns in
Shin Yee Wong, Rishya Manikam, Sekaran Muniandy   +2 more
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High Levels of Oxidative Stress Create a Microenvironment That Significantly Decreases the Diversity of the Microbiota in Diabetic Chronic Wounds and Promotes Biofilm Formation

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Diabetics chronic wounds are characterized by high levels of oxidative stress (OS) and are often colonized by biofilm-forming bacteria that severely compromise healing and can result in amputation.
Jane H. Kim, Paul R. Ruegger, Elyson Gavin Lebig, Samantha VanSchalkwyk, Daniel R. Jeske, Ansel Hsiao, James Borneman, Manuela Martins-Green   +7 more
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Antiseptic pyolytics and warming wet compresses improve the prospect of healing chronic wounds

Exploration of Medicine, 2023
Infection and suppuration of chronic wounds reduce the effectiveness of their treatment with a course of antibiotics and antiseptics combined with frequently renewed dressings.
Aleksandr Urakov, Natalya Urakova, Evgeniy Fisher, Albina Shchemeleva, Anastasia Stolyarenko, Valentina Martiusheva, Marina Zavarzina   +6 more
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Global trends in research of high-throughput sequencing technology associated with chronic wounds from 2002 to 2022: A bibliometric and visualized study

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundChronic wounds are a complex medical problem. With the difficulty of skin healing, the microbial ecology of chronic wounds is an essential factor affecting wound healing.
Hao Meng, Yu Peng, Yu Peng, Pinxue Li, Jianlong Su, Yufeng Jiang, Xiaobing Fu, Xiaobing Fu   +7 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy: An update

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2017
Purpose: To get the maximum benefit of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) in the management of acute and chronic wounds without abuse or misuse. Methods: Fourty one patients were included in the study. Among them, 9 patients had chronic wounds and the rest 32
Ahmed Hassan El-Sabbagh
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CHRONIC WOUNDS

Health and Society, 2023
Wounds, due to their complexity, end up impairing the functioning of the skin, causing disability or loss of function, in some cases, they can affect the patient’s general condition, especially when not properly treated, which can lead to severe infections or sepsis and lead the individual to the death.
Ana Quitéria Fernandes Ferreira, Anne Carolinne Marie dos Santos Gomes, Eduarda Ellen Costa Vasconcelos, Maria Carolina Salustino dos Santos   +3 more
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Immunology of Acute and Chronic Wound Healing

Biomolecules, 2021
Skin wounds greatly affect the global healthcare system, creating a substantial burden on the economy and society. Moreover, the situation is exacerbated by low healing rates, which in fact are overestimated in reports.
Kamila Raziyeva, Yevgeniy Kim, Zharylkasyn Zharkinbekov, Kuat Kassymbek, Shiro Jimi, Arman Saparov   +5 more
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The financial burden of chronic wounds in primary care: A real-world data analysis on cost and prevalence

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: Chronic wounds place a substantial clinical and economic burden on health systems and significantly reduce the quality of life of those affected.
Miguel Ángel Díaz-Herrera, Mónica González-Durán, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Martínez, Gema Tujillo-Flores, Nuria Tuset-Mateu, Jose Verdú-Soriano, Vicente Gea-Caballero, Albert Sanllorente-Melenchón, Jesús Almeda-Ortega, Oriol Cunillera-Puértolas, Mateo Acedo-Anta, José Ramón Martínez-Riera   +11 more
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Case Report: Freeze-Dried Human Amniotic Membrane Allograft for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds: Results of a Multicentre Observational Study

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
An inability of the human body to heal acute wounds under certain conditions results in the formation of chronic ulcers. Chronic wounds not only cause significant pain and discomfort for patients but also serve as an entry for microorganisms into the ...
Iveta Schmiedova, Iveta Schmiedova, Zuzana Ozanova, Zuzana Ozanova, Elen Stastna, Ludmila Kiselakova, Ludmila Kiselakova, Bretislav Lipovy, Serhiy Forostyak, Serhiy Forostyak, Serhiy Forostyak   +10 more
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