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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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Comparison of depression in diabetic patients with and without foot wound [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Long-term complications of diabetes leads to physical and mental weakness and reduce their quality of life. One of the complications is the chronic wounds of extremities. Because of its outcome, patient’s adaptation can be reduced.
Ghanbari Afra, Leila., Zaheri, Azita.
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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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Micro-management: curbing chronic wound infection [PDF]

, 2016
Chronic wounds, including pressure ulcers, foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers have a detrimental impact on the health and well-being of an estimated 2% of people in the UK.
Alhede, Baltzis, Barbour, Berezow, Bi, Borges, Brossard, Cerca, Coates, Coburn, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Das, Diegelmann, Dipersio, Donlan, Dowd, Falanga, Fenoll-Palomares, Filoche, Fletcher, Frank, Game, Gogoi-tiwari, Gottrup, Grice, Grice, Guggenheim, Hajishengallis, Harrison, Hoiby, Hook, Hussain, Inoue, James, Jiang, Jones, Kingsley, Kirker, Kirketerp-Møller, Kirshen, Kirst, Klein, Kolenbrander, Kolenbrander, Lamont, Liao, Mancl, Mashburn, Mempel, Miller, Mitchell, Morgan, Nedelec, Neethirajan, Ng, Nguyen, Njoroge, Okada, Palma, Palmer, Park, Pastar, Percival, Prabhakara, Rabin, Rasko, Romero-Steiner, Sadowska, Santoro, Savoia, Sbordone, Schommer, Secor, Seth, Seth, Singer, Starkey, Stubben, Tankersley, Teles, Thomas, Thompson, Thurlow, Villanueva, Ward, Werdin, Wolcott, Wolcott, Wolcott, Wood, Xu, Zhang, Zhao, Zhao   +94 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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The costs of non-training in chronic wounds : estimates through practice simulation [PDF]

, 2010
The high prevalence and incidence rates of chronic wounds represent high financial costs for patients, families, health services, and for society in general.
A. Nelson, H.J. Janßen, J. Posnett, P. Kokol, P.J. Franks, V. Dini   +5 more
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The Visualization of Biofilms in Chronic Diabetic Foot Wounds Using Routine Diagnostic Microscopy Methods [PDF]

, 2014
Diabetic foot wounds are commonly colonised by taxonomically diverse microbial communities and may additionally be infected with specific pathogens. Since biofilms are demonstrably less susceptible to antimicrobial agents than are planktonic bacteria ...
Boulton, AJM, Bowler, PG, Bowling, FL, McBain, AJ, Metcalf, DG, Oates, A   +5 more
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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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Biofilm is a major virulence determinant in bacterial colonization of chronic skin ulcers independently from the multidrug resistant phenotype [PDF]

, 2017
Bacterial biofilm is a major factor in delayed wound healing and high levels of biofilm production have been repeatedly described in multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs).
Bordignon, Valentina, Cavallo, Ilaria, Cilli, Laura, De Santis, Alessandra, Di Domenico, Enea Gino, Di Salvo, Fabiola, Ensoli, Fabrizio, Farulla, Ilaria, Gallo, Maria Teresa, La Parola, Ilaria Lesnoni, Pimpinelli, Fulvia, Pontone, Martina, Prignano, Grazia, Sperduti, Isabella, Toma, Luigi, Vespaziani, Matteo   +15 more
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Exploring Resilience When Living with a Wound — An Integrative Literature Review [PDF]

, 2014
The psychological impact for patients with wounds can be significant, and adverse psychological effects frequently occur when there are permanent changes in the body’s structure or function.
Edward, Karen-Leigh, Ousey, Karen
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