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Antibacterial hydrogel: The sniper of chronic wounds

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The treatment of chronic wounds has always been an important challenge in the medical field. We focus on hydrogels not only because they provide a moist healing environment but also because compared with traditional dressings, they can effectively prevent and treat infections, reduce wound pain and scar formation.
Shengtai Bian, Huijun Ye, Pan Wang, Changxing Li, Xutao Guo, Ming Guan, Shilun Feng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Direct Injection in Occlusive Lesion (DIOL) Fashion for Infrapopliteal and Inframalleolar Chronic Total Occlusions

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Endovascular therapy (EVT) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in patients with critical limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) remains technically challenging, particularly in infrapopliteal lesions. Direct injection in occlusive lesions (DIOL) fashion is a novel adjunctive strategy that utilizes hydraulic contrast injection through a ...
Takuya Haraguchi, Tsutomu Fujita, Masanaga Tsujimoto, Yuhei Kasai, Yoshifumi Kashima, Katsuhiko Sato   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonhealing venous ulcer in a patient with dystrophic soft tissue calcification

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are lesions of the skin found in regions of venous hypertension. VLUs that fail to heal can become chronic, especially because of calcified deposits in the bed of the ulcer. The unclear mechanism behind the cause of calcification
Abdullah Nasif, MD, Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, Vanessa Pasadyn, BA, Ayman Ahmed, MD, Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, Mohamed Osman, MD, MBA   +5 more
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Equine botulism

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Botulism is a severe and often fatal disease in equine patients worldwide. Clostridium botulinum is a ubiquitous soil organism which produces a potent neurotoxin resulting in neuromuscular blockade and flaccid paralysis in affected animals. Definitive diagnosis is often impractical or impossible, leading to diagnosis and treatment based on ...
Kali Slavik, Robert Whitlock, Amy Johnson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling of oedemous limbs and venous ulcers using partial differential equations [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Oedema, commonly known as tissue swelling, occurs mainly on the leg and the arm. The condition may be associated with a range of causes such as venous diseases, trauma, infection, joint disease and orthopaedic surgery.
Ugail, H., Wilson, M.J.
core   +3 more sources

Community Nurses' Experiences Assessing Early‐Stage Pressure Injuries in People With Dark Skin Tones: A Qualitative Descriptive Analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine community nurses' experiences of caring for people with dark skin tones at high risk of developing a pressure injury. Design Qualitative descriptive design. Methods Focus groups and individual semi‐structured interviews were conducted among registered nurses working in the community between November 2023 and March 2024. Thematic
Oozageer Gunowa Neesha, Oti Adomako Kwame, Jackson Debra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verbesserung der Wundheilung durch wassergefiltertes Infrarot A (wIRA) bei Patienten mit chronischen venösen Unterschenkel-Ulzera einschließlich infrarot-thermographischer Beurteilung [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) is a special form of heat radiation with a high tissue-penetration and with a low thermal burden to the surface of the skin.
Hoffmann, Gerd, Mercer, James B., Nielsen, Stig Pors   +2 more
core  

Chronic dermatomycoses of the foot as risk factors for acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg: A case-control study [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To assess the role of foot dermatomycosis ( tinea pedis and onychomycosis) and other candidate risk factors in the development of acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg.
Bardur Sigurgeirsson, Carle Paul, Dupuy A, Guberman D, Hans-Christian Korting, Helmut Kerl, Hull PR, Jean-Claude Roujeau, Roberts DT, Ronnen M, Sais G, Semel JD, Stulberg DL, Suss SJ   +13 more
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The Role of Fermentable Fibre on Endurance Exercise Capacity: A Randomised Crossover Trial of Inulin Supplementation

Nutrition Bulletin, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Manipulation of the mouse gut microbiome has been shown to increase gut‐derived short‐chain fatty acids and improve exercise capacity. Associations between exercise performance and gut microbiome composition and metabolites have also been identified in human studies.
L. Torquati, H. Power, T. Pons, J. Bowtell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supervised exercise training as an adjunctive therapy for venous leg ulcers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Venous leg ulcers are common, chronic wounds that are painful and reduce quality of life. Compression therapy is known to assist in the healing of venous leg ulceration.
A Jull, Anil Gumber, C Pope, CE Garber, DJ Margolis, DJ Margolis, DL Lamping, E Yim, EA Nelson, EM Murtagh, GA Borg, GA Tew, Garry A. Tew, Geoff Middleton, GJ Balady, Helen Crank, J Layden, J O’Brien, J Ritchie, JM Watson, Jonathan Michaels, JW Purvis, M Herdman, M Klonizakis, M Klonizakis, M Klonizakis, Markos Klonizakis, MB Harrison, NL Browse, PD Coleridge Smith, PD Thompson, R Rikli, RE Rikli, RL Ashby, RT Eberhardt, S O’Meara, SR Baker, V Aboyans, YM Kan   +38 more
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