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The American College of Clinical Wound Specialists (ACCWS) Rebuttal to the Recent NPUAP Pressure Ulcer Definition (July 2016)
As healthcare professionals dedicated to the care of patients with wounds, including those patients with wounds secondary to pressure, it is with the utmost concern that we bring the new classification proposed by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) to your attention. The field has only recently been unified with the current terminology and now the new classification proposed creates confusion and frankly, is unnecessary and incorrect. Wound care providers understand that pressure wounds are due to ischemic injury as a result of a myriad of issues, including but not limited to mechanical pressure, shear, fri...
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - August 11, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Don Mrdjenovich, Richard Simman, Cynthia Fleck, Tammy Luttrell Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Rebuttal
As healthcare professionals dedicated to the care of patients with wounds, including those patients with wounds secondary to pressure, it is with the utmost concern that we bring the new classification proposed by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) to your attention. The field has only recently been unified with the current terminology and now the new classification proposed creates confusion and frankly, is unnecessary and incorrect. Wound care providers understand that pressure wounds are due to ischemic injury as a result of a myriad of issues, including but not limited to mechanical pressure, shear, fri...
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - August 10, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Donald E. Mrdjenovich Source Type: research

A Simple Mathematical Model for Wound Closure Evaluation
The incidence of ulcers associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases every year. We introduce and explore a new mathematical algorithm to evaluate wound-healing in foot ulcers associated to T2DM. Fifteen patients (nine women and six men), mean age of 70  ± 16 years were included. The evolution of their wounds followed-up for a period of 18–45 days. According to the Wagner grading system the ulcers were grade I (5 patients), grade II (9 patients), and grade III (1 patient). Clinically, the type of the ulcers was neuroischemic (12 patients) and neuropathic (3 patients). (Source: Journal of the American Colleg...
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - July 29, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Alejandra Vidal, Hugo Mendieta Zer ón, Israel Giacaman, María del Socorro Camarillo Romero, Sandra Parra López, Laura E. Meza Trillo, David A. Pérez Pérez, Miguel Concha, César Torres-Gallegos, Sandra L. Orellana, Felipe Oyarzun-Ampuero, Ignacio Mor Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

A simple mathematical model for wound closure evaluation
The incidence of ulcers associated to type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases every year. We introduce and explore a new mathematical algorithm to evaluate wound healing in foot ulcers associated to T2DM.Fifteen patients (nine women and six men), mean age of 70 ± 16 years were included. The evolution of their wounds followed-up for a period of 18 - 45 days. According to the Wagner grading system the ulcers were grade I (5 patients), grade II (9 patients), and grade III (1 patient).Clinically, the type of the ulcers was neuroischemic (12 patients) and neur opathic (3 patients). (Source: Journal of the American College of...
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - July 28, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Alejandra Vidal Villa, Hugo Mendieta Zer ón, Israel Giacaman, María del Socorro Camarillo Romero, Sandra Parra López, Laura E. Meza Trillo, David A. Pérez Pérez, Miguel Concha, César Torres-Gallegos, Sandra L. Orellana, Felipe Oyarzún-Ampuero, Igna Source Type: research

The NPUAP Meeting – This was No Consensus Conference
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) held a Consensus Conference on Pressure Ulcer Staging April 8 –9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. This was conducted by a moderator and six NPUAP members who were designated as the staging task force. This consisted of 4 nurses, 2 of which were nurse practitioners, one dietician and an individual with a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering. Their purpose was “to revise the staging definitions to further clarify and refine the system and develop new nomenclature relevant to pressure related soft tissue injury” (Consensus Conference on Pressure Ulcer Staging, 2016)...
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - July 27, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Joy E. Schank Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

The NPUAP Meeting – This was NO Consensus Conference
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) held a Consensus Conference on Pressure Ulcer Staging April 8-9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. This was conducted by a moderator and six NPUAP members who were designated as the staging task force. This consisted of 4 nurses, 2 of which were nurse practitioners, one dietician and an individual with a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering. Their purpose was “to revise the staging definitions to further clarify and refine the system and develop new nomenclature relevant to pressure related soft tissue injury”1. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - July 26, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Joy E. Schank Source Type: research

Effects of Topic Simvastatin for the Treatment of Chronic Vascular Cutaneous Ulcers: A Pilot Study
Recent research suggests that statins might be useful in the process of wound healing, playing a positive immune-modulatory role, improving microvascular function and reducing oxidative stress. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy of topic application of Simvastatin-based cream in the treatment of chronic vascular cutaneous ulcers, comparing this type of treatment to a collagen-based dressing, proven to be effective for ulcer treatment. A total of 20 ulcers were studied in 2 Groups of randomly-chosen patients for a period of one month. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - June 28, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Edoardo Raposio, Guido Libondi, Nicol ò Bertozzi, Eugenio Grignaffini, Michele P. Grieco Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Effects of Topic Simvastatin for the Treatment of Chronic Vascular Cutaneous Ulcers: A Pilot Study
Recent research suggests that statins might be useful in the process of wound healing, playing a positive immune-modulatory role, improving microvascular function and reducing oxidative stress. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy of topic application of Simvastatin-based cream in the treatment of chronic vascular cutaneous ulcers, comparing this type of treatment to a collagen-based dressing, proven to be effective for ulcer treatment. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - June 27, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Edoardo Raposio, Guido Libondi, Nicol ò Bertozzi, Eugenio Grignaffini, Michele P. Grieco Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Calcaneal Osteomyelitis Associated with a Severe Abscess
Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is a common complication of the diabetic foot (1) and the majority of minor and major amputations are preceded by DFO (2). The diagnosis and treatment of DFO are both challenging. Early recognition and comprehensive management of diabetic foot infections may obviate DFO, hence the dreadful consequence- resection of the infected bone. Herein we present the successful management of a patient presenting with DFO and severe abscess formation of the heel. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - March 14, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ali Memis, Mesut Mutluoglu, Sinan Öztürk, Kemal Kara, Hakan Ay Source Type: research

Calcaneal Osteomyelitis Associated With a  Severe Abscess
Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is a common complication of the diabetic foot and the majority of minor and major amputations are preceded by DFO. The diagnosis and treatment of DFO are both challenging. Early recognition and comprehensive management of diabetic foot infections may obviate DFO, hence the dreadful consequence-resection of the infected bone. Herein, we present the successful management of a patient presenting with DFO and severe abscess formation of the heel. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - March 13, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ali Memis, Mesut Mutluoglu, Sinan Öztürk, Kemal Kara, Hakan Ay Tags: Case Study Source Type: research

Calcaneal Osteomyelitis Associated With a Severe Abscess
Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is a common complication of the diabetic foot (Gibbons, 1987) and the majority of minor and major amputations are preceded by DFO (Mutluoglu et al., 2013). The diagnosis and treatment of DFO are both challenging. Early recognition and comprehensive management of diabetic foot infections may obviate DFO, hence the dreadful consequence-resection of the infected bone. Herein, we present the successful management of a patient presenting with DFO and severe abscess formation of the heel. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - March 13, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ali Memis, Mesut Mutluoglu, Sinan Öztürk, Kemal Kara, Hakan Ay Tags: Case Study Source Type: research

Ethical consideration in Wound Treatment of the Elderly Patient
Today, an advance in clinical medicine and public health has given patients the opportunity to live longer and more productive lives despite progressive illnesses. For some patients, however, this progress has resulted in prolonged dying which is associated with huge emotional and financial expenses. A review article is written based on proceedings of panel discussion on Ethical Consideration in wound treatment of the elderly patient on July 25, 2015, Baptist Wound Symposium at Marriot Northwest, San Antonio, Texas. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - March 8, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Prachi Shah, Thet Han Aung, Richard Ferguson, Gerardo Ortega, Jayesh Shah Source Type: research