Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (PU) continue to occur despite an ongoing focus on prevention. The aim of this review was to identify and evaluate primary research which links pressure ulcer risk assessment with prescription and implementation of preventative interventions for hospitalised adults.
Read MoreTraditionally, a 30-day postoperative period is used to assess outcomes in surgery. However, it is not clear if this is sufficient. Our study assessed readmissions and their risk factors following the surgical repair of pressure ulcers in a 90-day postoperative period.
Read MoreThough there are many medical devices that can be used in the care of advanced wounds, there is significant clinical research to support that biological therapies provide superior healing ability.
Read MoreIn a joint study, a team of medical researchers has discovered a crucial mechanism for mammalian skin regeneration and scar prevention.
Read MoreSANUWAVE Health, Inc. an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of noninvasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, announces the publication of the research that investigated the effects of dermaPACE® System (an Extracorporeal Shock Wave Technology (ESWT)) compared with Standard of Care in Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs).
Read MoreDuring tissue repair, myofibroblasts produce extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules for tissue resilience and strength. Altered ECM deposition can lead to tissue dysfunction and disease. Identification of distinct myofibroblast subsets is necessary to develop treatments for these disorders.
Read MoreIn patients with diabetes who have hard-to-heal foot ulcers, a clinically and statistically significant benefit has been associated with the weekly application of autologous leukocytes, fibrin, and platelet patches (LeucoPatch), according to the results of a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02224742) published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
Read MoreDiabetes can lead to ulcers that patients don’t even feel or notice until the sight of blood. And because ulcers can’t heal on their own, 14 to 24 percent of diabetics in the U.S. who experience them end up losing their toes, foot or leg.
Read MoreCalcium channel blockers (CCBs) may be effective in averting peripheral artery disease (PAD) in patients with hypertension, according to results presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, held November 10 to 12, 2018.
Read MoreFluorescence biomodulation (FB), a form of photobiomodulation (PBM) that is also known as low energy level light (LELL), has become an increasingly used clinical tool to induce wound healing in wounds that remain recalcitrant to treatment.
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