Search Results - "International Wound Journal"

The national cost of hospital‐acquired pressure injuries in the United States by Padula, William V., Delarmente, Benjo A.

“…Our objective was to estimate the US national cost burden of hospital‐acquired pressure injury (HAPI) using economic simulation methods. We created a Markov…”
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and wound healing: the functional role of ROS and emerging ROS‐modulating technologies for augmentation of the healing process by Dunnill, Christopher, Patton, Thomas, Brennan, James, Barrett, John, Dryden, Matthew, Cooke, Jonathan, Leaper, David, Georgopoulos, Nikolaos T

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a pivotal role in the orchestration of the normal wound‐healing response. They act as secondary messengers to many…”
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Health economic burden that different wound types impose on the UK's National Health Service by Guest, Julian F, Ayoub, Nadia, McIlwraith, Tracey, Uchegbu, Ijeoma, Gerrish, Alyson, Weidlich, Diana, Vowden, Kathryn, Vowden, Peter

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the patterns of care and annual levels of health care resource use attributable to the management of different wound…”
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Our contemporary understanding of the aetiology of pressure ulcers/pressure injuries by Gefen, Amit, Brienza, David M., Cuddigan, Janet, Haesler, Emily, Kottner, Jan

“…In 2019, the third and updated edition of the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries has been published. In…”
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Emerging treatment strategies in wound care by Mirhaj, Marjan, Labbaf, Sheyda, Tavakoli, Mohamadreza, Seifalian, Alexander Marcus

“…Wound healing is a complex process in tissue regeneration through which the body responds to the dissipated cells as a result of any kind of severe injury…”
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Wound management for the 21st century: combining effectiveness and efficiency by Lindholm, Christina, Searle, Richard

“…Treatment of wounds of different aetiologies constitutes a major part of the total health care budget. It is estimated that 1·5–2 million people in Europe…”
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Chitin and chitosan: biopolymers for wound management by Singh, Rita, Shitiz, Kirti, Singh, Antaryami

“…Chitin and chitosan are biopolymers with excellent bioactive properties, such as biodegradability, non‐toxicity, biocompatibility, haemostatic activity and…”
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The impact of foot ulceration and amputation on mortality in diabetic patients. I: From ulceration to death, a systematic review by Jupiter, Daniel C, Thorud, Jakob C, Buckley, Clifford J, Shibuya, Naohiro

“…A great deal of emphasis, clinical and financial, is placed on limb salvage efforts in diabetic patients suffering from lower extremity ulceration. This is…”
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Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation: International consensus guidelines update by Kim, Paul J., Attinger, Christopher E., Constantine, Thomas, Crist, Brett D., Faust, Elizabeth, Hirche, Christoph R., Lavery, Lawrence A., Messina, Valerie J., Ohura, Norihiko, Punch, Laurie J., Wirth, Garrett A., Younis, Ibby, Téot, Luc

“…The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi‐d) has gained wider adoption and interest due in part to the increasing…”
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Venous leg ulcer management in clinical practice in the UK: costs and outcomes by Guest, Julian F, Fuller, Graham W, Vowden, Peter

“…ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to estimate the patterns of care and annual levels of health care resource use attributable to managing venous leg ulcers…”
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Bacterial isolates from infected wounds and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern: some remarks about wound infection by Bessa, Lucinda J, Fazii, Paolo, Di Giulio, Mara, Cellini, Luigina

“…Wound infection plays an important role in the development of chronicity, delaying wound healing. This study aimed to identify the bacterial pathogens present…”
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Estimating the costs associated with the management of patients with chronic wounds using linked routine data by Phillips, Ceri J, Humphreys, Ioan, Fletcher, Jacqui, Harding, Keith, Chamberlain, George, Macey, Steven

“…Chronic wounds are known to represent a significant burden to patients and National Health Service (NHS) alike. However, previous attempts to estimate the…”
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Overview of psychosocial problems in individuals with stoma: A review of literature by Ayaz‐Alkaya, Sultan

“…This literature review was conducted to summarise empirical evidence relating to psychosocial health following ostomy surgery during hospitalisation and after…”
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Perceptions and experiences of diabetic foot ulceration and foot care in people with diabetes: A qualitative meta‐synthesis by Coffey, Laura, Mahon, Conor, Gallagher, Pamela

“…Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is a common and debilitating complication of diabetes that is preventable through active engagement in appropriate foot‐related…”
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Risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection following primary total hip or knee arthroplasty: a meta‐analysis by Kong, Lingde, Cao, Junming, Zhang, Yingze, Ding, Wenyuan, Shen, Yong

“…To identify risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection following primary total joint arthroplasty, a systematic search was performed in Pubmed, Embase and…”
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Clinical and economic burden of wound care in the tropics: a 5‐year institutional population health review by Lo, Zhiwen J., Lim, Xuxin, Eng, Diane, Car, Josip, Hong, Qiantai, Yong, Enming, Zhang, Li, Chandrasekar, Sadhana, Tan, Glenn W. L., Chan, Yam M., Sim, Seow C., Oei, Chien W., Zhang, Xiaojin, Dharmawan, Ayliana, Ng, Yi Z., Harding, Keith, Upton, Zee, Yap, Chun W., Heng, Bee H.

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and economic burden of wound care in the Tropics via a 5‐year institutional population health review. Within…”
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Update on the role of antiseptics in the management of chronic wounds with critical colonisation and/or biofilm by Alves, Paulo J., Barreto, Ruben T., Barrois, Brigitte M., Gryson, Luc G., Meaume, Sylvie, Monstrey, Stan J.

“…Biofilms play a major role in delaying chronic wounds from healing. A wound infiltrated with biofilm, or “critically colonised” wound, may become clinically…”
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The impact of resveratrol on skin wound healing, scarring, and aging by Hecker, Andrzej, Schellnegger, Marlies, Hofmann, Elisabeth, Luze, Hanna, Nischwitz, Sebastian Philipp, Kamolz, Lars‐Peter, Kotzbeck, Petra

“…Resveratrol is a well‐known antioxidant that harbours many health beneficial properties. Multiple studies associated the antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and…”
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Closed incision negative pressure therapy: international multidisciplinary consensus recommendations by Willy, Christian, Agarwal, Animesh, Andersen, Charles A, Santis, Giorgio De, Gabriel, Allen, Grauhan, Onnen, Guerra, Omar M, Lipsky, Benjamin A, Malas, Mahmoud B, Mathiesen, Lars L, Singh, Devinder P, Reddy, V Sreenath

“…Surgical site occurrences (SSOs) affect up to or over 25% of patients undergoing operative procedures, with the subset of surgical site infections (SSIs) being…”
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Improving wound healing and preventing surgical site complications of closed surgical incisions: a possible role of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. A systematic review of the literature by Scalise, Alessandro, Calamita, Roberto, Tartaglione, Caterina, Pierangeli, Marina, Bolletta, Elisa, Gioacchini, Matteo, Gesuita, Rosaria, Di Benedetto, Giovanni

“…Advances in preoperative care, surgical techniques and technologies have enabled surgeons to achieve primary closure in a high percentage of surgical…”
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