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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 +2 more
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Pentoxifylline for treating venous leg ulcers [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007 Healing of venous leg ulcers is improved by the use of compression bandaging but some venous ulcers remain unhealed, and some people are unsuitable for compression therapy. Pentoxifylline, a drug which helps blood flow, has been used to treat venous leg ulcers. An earlier version of this review included 9 randomised controlled trials, but more research
Bruce Arroll +3 more
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The Efficacy of Pressure Ulcer Treatment With Cathodal and Cathodal-Anodal High-Voltage Monophasic Pulsed Current: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]
, 2017 Background. Studies show that anode and cathode electrical stimulation (ES) promotes the healing of wounds, but specific protocols for both electrodes are not available. Objective. To compare the effectiveness of cathodal versus cathodal+anodal ES in the
Blaszczak, Edward +8 more
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International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) exert their effects primarily through paracrine signaling via soluble factors and extracellular vesicles (EVs), especially exosomes. These acellular components offer regenerative and immunomodulatory benefits with fewer safety and logistical constraints than cell‐based therapies.
Marcela da Costa Pereira Cestari +2 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 A 71 year old female Caucasian farmer without any known immunosuppression presented with a painful ulcer of her right lower leg after a trauma caused by a wood billet. There was no response to empirical antibacterial treatment.
Philipp Jud +7 more
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The evidence supporting the use of honey as a wound dressing [PDF]
, 2006 Some clinicians are under the impression that there is little or no evidence to support the use of honey as a wound dressing. This impression is reinforced by it being concluded in systematic reviews that the evidence is not of a high standard.
Molan, Peter C.
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To provide a structured analysis of the acceptability of transcatheter aortic valve implantation to support clinical conversations, decision making and recovery for older adults with aortic stenosis and their carers. Background While transcatheter aortic valve implantation is an effective treatment for heart valve disease, its ...
Nicola Straiton +2 more
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Veins and Lymphatics, 2016 Mixed leg ulcer is a challenge in vascular diseases because both arterial and venous systems of the lower extremities are involved in the wound pathogenesis.
Mirko Tessari +7 more
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Topical agents or dressings for pain in venous leg ulcers. [PDF]
, 2010 Venous leg ulcers affect up to 1% of people at some time in their lives and are often painful. The main treatments are compression bandages and dressings.
Briggs, M +2 more
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Skin graft bolstered by negative pressure therapy in chronic wounds: A systematic review
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.NPWT improve the graft take rate of skin graft in chronic ulcer, with an excellent safety and tolerance profile. We have identified various subgroups in which NPWT appears to be more effective, such as venous ulcers, men, patients aged under 65, without arterial disease and those with prior antibiotic therapy.
M. Gamel, M. Gael, A. C. Bursztejn
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