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Silastic foam dressing in pinnaplasty

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 1986
SummaryVarious forms of dressings, including proflavine wool, have been used traditionally for pinnaplasties.We report the use of Silastic Foam as a dressing in seven of our pinnaplasty cases. The advantages of Silastic Foam dressing over conventional dressings are mainly:1. Patient comfort.2. No change of dressing is required.
S A, Bandey, J, Atkins, W F, Neil
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Clinical Observations in Patients With Open Abdomens Managed With Negative Pressure Therapy Using a Perforated Foam Dressing: A Limited Case Series With Brief Literature Review.

Wounds (King of Prussia, Pa.), 2021
INTRODUCTION Emergency laparotomy has become an increasingly more frequent and expensive general surgery procedure in terms of cost and resource utilization.
Luis G. Fernández, M. Matthews
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Foam dressing and micropower vacuum dressing promote diabetic foot ulcer wound healing by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in rats

Journal of Biomaterials Applications
Foam dressing (FD) and micropower vacuum dressing (MVD) have been applied in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). However, research about the mode of action on the efficacy of the two dressings is extremely rare. This study proposed to explore the
Qianying Ou, Kaining Chen, Leweihua Lin   +2 more
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THE DISINFECTION OF SILICONE-FOAM DRESSINGS

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 1985
The efficiency of four commonly used antiseptics, chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine, cetrimide and sodium hypochlorite was compared in the disinfection of silicone-foam dressing used in the management of open granulating wounds. An in vitro model was first used to determine the minimum effective concentration of each antiseptic in killing a standard ...
B K, Evans, K G, Harding, J, Marks, C D, Ribeiro   +3 more
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Development of 3D-Printable Albumin–Alginate Foam for Wound Dressing Applications

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 2023
In this article, a method to develop 3D printable hybrid sodium alginate and albumin foam, crosslinked with calcium chloride mist is introduced. Using this method, highly porous structures are produced without the need of further postprocessing (such as ...
E. Madadian, E. Naseri, Ryan Legault, A. Ahmadi   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Foam dressings

Journal of Wound Care, 1993
A guide to the properties and uses of the main foam dressings available in the UK
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Performance of a silicone foam dressing in management of wounds in a community setting: a sub-analysis of the VIPES study.

Journal of Wound Care
OBJECTIVE Managing the gap between the dressing and the wound bed can facilitate the healing of exuding wounds. A silicone foam dressing (Biatain Silicone; Coloplast A/S, Denmark) was developed for application to exuding wounds.
H. Colboc, Nayla Ayoub, Adoración Pegalajar-Jurado, Romain Schueller, Florence Armstrong   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of a new polyurethane foam dressing

Journal of Wound Care, 1997
The treatment of moderately to heavily exuding wounds requires a dressing that will remove excess exudate while ensuring optimum conditions at the wound site and preventing maceration of the surrounding skin tissue. This prospective, stratified, randomised clinical trial was designed to assess the performance and safety of a new polyurethane foam ...
V, Banks, S, Bale, K, Harding, E F, Harding   +3 more
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The use of foam as a postoperative compression dressing

The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2005
Appropriate wound management is an important component in determining the outcome of surgical procedures. Increased edema can complicate postoperative results by causing wound dehiscence and increasing inflammation, and, thereby, patient discomfort. In addition, inappropriate wound management can lead to hematoma formation that increases the risk of ...
Bruce, Lehnert, Gita, Jhala
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A novel polyurethane-based silver foam dressing with superior antimicrobial action for management of infected chronic wounds

Biomedical Materials
Wound healing is a complex and dynamic process supported by several cellular events. Around 13 million individuals globally suffer from chronic wounds yearly, for which dressings with excellent antimicrobial activity and cell viability (>70%, as per ISO ...
J. Rajput, Varun Rathi, Anwesha Mukherjee, Pankaj Yadav, Tarush Gupta, Bodhisatwa Das, Atharva Poundarik   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source