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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 7, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Prachi Shah, Thet Han Aung, Richard Ferguson, Gerardo Ortega, Jayesh Shah Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Challenges of Complex Open Abdominal Wound Management in Trauma: A Novel Use of Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid as a 3-Dimensional Scaffold to Overcome Resilient Open Abdomen Infections
Case presentation of a novel method for the management of complex open abdomen technique. This Mmethod includes the combination of chitosan, hyaluronic acid and negative pressure wound therapy. Patient was initially managed with traditional operating room wash-outs and packing. Implementation of novel method achieved closure in 17 days with split-thickness-skin-graft. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - February 29, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tammy C. Luttrell, Hasan Khashwj, Nicole Ingalls, Jay Coates Tags: Case Study Source Type: research

Challenges of complex open abdominal wound management in Trauma: A novel use of chitosan and hyaluronic acid as 3d-scaffolds to overcome resilient open abdomen infections
The open abdomen is a relatively new and increasingly common strategy for the management of abdominal emergencies in both trauma and general surgery. The open abdomen can reduce mortality associated with conditions such as abdominal compartment syndrome, bowel perforation and internal organ laceration. However, the resulting open abdomen is a complex clinical problem.1,2 Advanced techniques and improved technologies are now readily available, allowing management of the open abdomen as well as the progressive reduction of the resulting abdominal and underlying fascial defect. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cert...
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - February 29, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tammy C. Luttrell, Hasan Khashwji, Stacey Boroz, Nicole Ingalls, Jay Coates Source Type: research

Challenges of Complex Open Abdominal Wound Management in Trauma: A Novel Use of Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid as a 3-Dimensional Scaffold to Overcome Resilient Open Abdomen Infections
Case presentation of a novel method for the management of complex open abdomen technique. This Mmethod includes the combination of chitosan, hyaluronic acid and negative pressure wound therapy. Patient was initially managed with traditional operating room wash-outs and packing. Implementation of novel method achieved closure in 17 days with split-thickness-skin-graft. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - February 28, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tammy C. Luttrell Tags: Case Study Source Type: research

Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane Allograft for Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcers in Patients with Multiple Comorbidities: A Case Series
Cellular and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) are emerging treatment options for chronic non-healing wounds. Dehydrated amniotic membrane allograft (DAMA) was used in 7 patients whose wounds had not responded adequately to standard and adjuvant therapies; four VLUs, 2 surgical wounds, and 1 DFU. Patients had multiple comorbidities, including 2 with autoimmune disorders (CREST syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus). Patients received 3 to 8 applications of DAMA at weekly to biweekly intervals (average, 5.4 applications). (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - February 3, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Stephen M. Barr Source Type: research

Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane Allograft for Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcers in Patients With Multiple Comorbidities: A Case Series
Cellular and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) are emerging treatment options for chronic non-healing wounds. Dehydrated amniotic membrane allograft (DAMA) was used in 7 patients whose wounds had not responded adequately to standard and adjuvant therapies; four VLUs, 2 surgical wounds, and 1 DFU. Patients had multiple comorbidities, including 2 with autoimmune disorders (CREST syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus). Patients received 3 –8 applications of DAMA at weekly to biweekly intervals (average, 5.4 applications). (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - February 2, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Stephen M. Barr Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Effects Of Hypochlorous Acid Solutions On Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU): Experience with 1249 VLUS in 897 Patients
To assess the impact of comorbidities and identify factors that accelerate the healing rate of venous leg ulcers via retrospective analysis of experience in a diverse population. (Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists)
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - January 20, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Cheryl M. Bongiovanni Source Type: research

Effects of Hypochlorous Acid Solutions on Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU): Experience With 1249 VLUs in 897 Patients
In order to assess the impact of comorbidities and identify factors that accelerate the healing rate of venous leg ulcers we performed an extensive, retrospective analysis of our experience in a diverse population. From June, 2006 to June, 2014, 897 patients with 1249 venous leg ulcers were treated at Lake Wound Clinics. Treatment protocols utilized the standard regimen of wound cleaning, debridement and compression bandaging. Wound cleaning, autolytic debridement, packing and dressing of venous leg ulcers utilized aqueous solutions of hypochlorous acid (HCA) rather than the standard normal saline. (Source: Journal of the ...
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - January 19, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Cheryl M. Bongiovanni Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Ace Your Certification: Diabetic Foot Infections
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Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - December 14, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jayesh Shah Tags: Column Source Type: research

Editorial Board
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Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - December 1, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Table of Contents
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Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - December 1, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Editorial Board
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Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - November 30, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Table of Contents
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Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - November 30, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Ace Your Certification: Wound Care in Elderly Patients
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Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - August 19, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jayesh Shah Tags: Column Source Type: research