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Malvern, PA (June 8, 2009) – Proper wound care management has become one of the top concerns for many clinicians across various medical specialties. Treatment is specific to the wound type, the patient and the long-term care plan and requires ongoing assessment. Read More
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Education
ON-DEMAND WEBCAST - How Advanced Wound Dressing Technology Helps Progress Chronic Wound Healing
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Taking the Complexity Out of Diabetic Foot Management - Complimentary On-Demand Webcast
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Simple Steps in Wound Healing to Achieve Success for Your Patients and Practice - Complimentary On-Demand Webcast
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CLINICAL EVENTS CALENDAR
- Wound Clinic Business MeetingStart Date:June 18, 2010End Date:June 18, 2010
Crowne Plaza, Chicago O'Hare
- SAWC FallStart Date:September 23, 2010End Date:September 25, 2010
Anaheim Convention Center
Online Exclusive Case Report
Evaluating Efficiency and Complication Rates of Topical Negative Pressure Therapy in the Home Care Setting
Abstract: Background. Topical negative pressure (TNP) therapy has been used since 1995 and growing evidence has facilitated its adoption as the standard of care in wound care. Despite its widespread use, literature on the use of TNP therapy in the home care setting is scarce. Methods. A retrospective study of 140 patients treated with TNP therapy in the outpatient department at a single institution between December 2005 and October 2008 was performed. Results. A total of 140 patients with 146 wounds were treated with TNP therapy.
The Use of V.A.C. Instill in the Wounded Pediatric Population
Abstract: V.A.C. Instill® Therapy Unit (Kinetic Concepts, Inc. [KCI], San Antonio, TX) incorporates negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with intermittent automated wound irrigation. The following case describes a 2-year-old male with right thigh compartment syndrome from an acutely developing hematoma. Devascularization of the overlying skin led to full-thickness skin necrosis of the anterolateral and posterior right thigh. Following emergent evacuation and a lateral fasciotomy, necrotic skin was excised and nonviable subcutaneous fat was debrided. Wound care included NPWT with the V.A.C.
Traumatic Arm Wound Infected With Vibrio cholerae in a Non-immunocompromised Host
Abstract: A 23-year-old man living in Orange County, California who was involved in a motor vehicle accident suffered a closed both-bone forearm fracture that was treated with open reduction and internal fixation. The patient then developed wound necrosis and abscesses that revealed a pure culture of non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae. The wound required debridement and excision, which was followed by split-thickness skin grafting. He also received antibiotics and eventually fully recovered.
Address correspondence to:
Garrett A. Wirth, MD, MS, FACS
Pyoderma gangrenosum Associated With Cocaine Abuse
Abstract: A 36-year-old man presented with pyoderma gangrenosum associated with cocaine abuse. The patient presented to our department with a 2-week history of ulceration on the left forearm at a skin graft donor site following surgical intervention to repair a perforation of the nasal septum and palate due to cocaine abuse of at least 10 years’ duration—an estimated dosage of up to 2 g/day. Standard medications and additional substance abuse were not described in the patient’s medical history.
Address correspondence to:
Joachim Dissemond, MD
Department of Dermatology
Sarcoid Ulcer of the Leg: A Challenging Chronic Wound
Abstract: Sarcoidosis, a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown cause(s), is a diagnosis of exclusion. While skin lesions are common, chronically nonhealing wounds caused by this idiopathic disease are rare and often misdiagnosed. Definitive diagnostic tests do not exist. The finding of noncaseating granulomas on biopsy of wounds is useful. Mistreatment or any delay in proper treatment of ulcerative sarcoidosis can be painful to patients. Corticosteroid therapy generally is effective.
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