Mechanical negative pressure wound therapy is an ultraportable, light weight and disposable single-use device that has been shown to promote wound healing. This study evaluated home use of a mechanically powered negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in diabetic foot wounds. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The response of different critical acute and hard-to-heal wounds to an innovative wound care modality—direct application of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP)—was investigated in this clinical case series. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
A 48-year-old man suffered a cardiac event and was successfully resuscitated at home. He remained in vegetative state. During a lengthy hospital stay, he was weaned from mechanical ventilation and treated for urinary and pulmonary infections. On admission for aftercare, there were pressure ulcers in the presacral area and next to the scapula. A stage 3, right calf ulcer had a peripheral rim of new epithelium. A left ….... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
A nurse-led national wound care strategy aims to banish assumptions about ‘chronic’ wounds. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Implementation of evidence-based care is central to achieving good results. In the UK, this involves implementing guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Here, Tracy Cowan, JWC consultant editor, reports on a conference that outlined recently published NICE guidance on UrgoStart for treating leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers, and described how to incorporate this into everyday practice to drive significant cost savings and improve patient outcomes. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
‘Diabetic foot’ is a term used to describe a group of syndromes in which neuropathy and/or ischaemia lead to tissue breakdown and reduced resistance to infection in a patient with diabetes mellitus. Foot ulceration is a serious and potentially limb-threatening complication of diabetes that can lead to pain, tissue necrosis and amputation, and may significantly affect an individual’s well-being and mobility. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
A new team from Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has celebrated a successful first year by being shortlisted in the prestigious Nursing Times Awards.
Telford Wound Healing Service was established in April 2018 to improve the quality of life for patients living with chronic wounds.
The next step after classification is treatment and the successful management of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is considered to be compression therapy. Section 4 of the best practice statement (BPS), Holistic management of venous leg ulcers (Wounds UK, 2016), examines compression. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Objective: To analyse the treatment of pressure ulcers (PU) in long-term care. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Almost 1,300 new pressure ulcers are reported each month in the NHS in England, according to NHS Digital. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Objective: To evaluate the methodological approaches used to assess the cost consequences of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) in published scientific papers. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
The prevalence of venous leg ulcers is expected to increase, due to an ageing population and sedentary lifestyles. Marie Todd emphasises the importance of well-trained staff, effective wound management and adequate compression. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details
A pressure ulcer prevalence of 17.3% at Odense University Hospital in Denmark in 2010 prompted action and a quality improvement project was planned. This had two aims: to reduce pressure ulcers at the hospital by 50% and to have no pressure ulcers at or above category 3. ...Six years later the pressure ulcer prevalence was down to approximately 2% and in 2018 only one stage 3 pressure ulcer occurred in the hospital. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details
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In July 2018, the authors of this document met in the Royal Borough of Windsor to discus hard-to-heal wounds. The two-day meeting resulted in this consensus document....Over the two days, these questions and many others were examined at length. Here we are going to try and summarise the main points of this consensus. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
R. Frotscher, and M. Staat. 4th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering - CMBE2015, 29 June - 1 July 2015, Cachan (Paris), France, CMBE Zeta Computational Resources Ltd., Swansea, UK, (2015)