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Implementing clinical process management of vascular wounds in a tertiary facility: Impact evaluation of a performance improvement project [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Chronic vascular wounds have a significant economic and social impact on our society calling for allocation of a great deal of attention and resources.
Avruscio, Giampiero +3 more
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Cost-Effective Use of Silver Dressings for the Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers [PDF]
, 2014 Aim To estimate the cost-effectiveness of silver dressings using a health economic model based on time-to-wound-healing in hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Background Chronic venous ulceration affects 1–3% of the adult population and
AB Lansdown +29 more
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The detection of wound infection by ion mobility chemical analysis [PDF]
, 2020 Surgical site infection represents a large burden of care in the National Health Service. Current methods for diagnosis include a subjective clinical assessment and wound swab culture that may take several days to return a result.
Bechar, Janak +4 more
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Silastic Foam Elastomer for Dressing Open Granulating Wounds—A Preliminiary Report
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1987 A preliminary report on the utility of silastic foam elastomer in the management of 32 open granulating wounds in 30 patients is presented. By offering more wound comfort to the patients and by relieving the work load of surgical residents and nurses ...
Sandeep Kumar +4 more
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019 Background:. Closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) is an emerging approach to managing closed incisions of patients at risk of postoperative complications. There are primarily 2 different commercially available ciNPT systems.
Devinder P. Singh, MD +5 more
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Silicone-coated non-woven polyester dressing enhances reepithelialisation in a sheep model of dermal wounds [PDF]
, 2012 Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) also known as V.A.C. (Vacuum-assisted closure), is widely used to manage various type of wounds and accelerate healing. NPWT has so far been delivered mainly via opencell polyurethane (PU) foam or medical gauze.
Briganti, Enrica +4 more
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BiomedicinesWound dressings are widely used to protect wounds and promote healing. The water absorption and antifriction properties of dressings are important for regulating the moisture balance and reducing secondary damages during dressing changes.
Da Som Kim +13 more
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中西医结合护理, 2021 Objective To explore the application effect of functional dressings in the nursing of pressure injuries, and to provide evidence-based basis for the nursing of pressure injuries.
WU Qian (吴倩) +6 more
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Characterization of Ciprofloxacin-Bismuth-Loaded Antibacterial Wound Dressing
Molecules, 2020 The research was focused on developing a potentially antibacterial wound dressing made of polyurethane foam and loaded with bismuth-ciprofloxacin (Cip-Bi).
Dorota Kowalczuk +5 more
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Bacterial Growth Kinetics under a Novel Flexible Methacrylate Dressing Serving as a Drug Delivery Vehicle for Antiseptics [PDF]
, 2013 A flexible methacrylate powder dressing (Altrazeal®) transforms into a wound contour conforming matrix once in contact with wound exudate. We hypothesised that it may also serve as a drug delivery vehicle for antiseptics.
Archibald +34 more
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