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Wound healing

The epidemiology of alcohol burns at a major burn centre in North China

As one of the earliest biotechnologies in the history of human development, making alcohol to drink dates back to 9000 years ago.7 Since Michael...

Policresulen to treat hypergranulation tissue around drainage tubes

Between 2018 and 2020, eight patients with bleeding hypergranulation tissue visited the interventional radiology procedure room, and were included in...

Management of diabetic foot ulcers using topical probiotics in a soybean-based concentrate: a multicentre study

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of using topical probiotics in a soybean-based concentrate in the management of DFUs when administered by a...

A prospective study on skin and soft tissue infections: a fact-finding mission from a tertiary centre in north India

The study was performed in the surgery department of a teaching tertiary hospital in Delhi, northwest India, over a two-year period, from April 2013...

Intra-soft tissue and intramedullary antibiotic perfusion in combination with negative pressure wound therapy

Direct administration of antibiotic to the wound is one of the options for the control of wound infection. The preventive efficacy of...

Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaves on wound healing in type 1 diabetic rats

The phytochemical analysis of TFG-E reveals the presence of steroids, alkaloids, saponins, polyphenols, flavonoids, lipids, tannins, amino acids and...

Professional development and academic satisfaction from a wound programme in Latin America: 10 years of experience

In the field of wounds, ostomies and burns, it is essential to have professionals with advanced training and ensure the employability and satisfaction...

The effects of educational intervention on patient participation in pressure injury prevention: a pilot study

A total of 160 questionnaires were completed during the pre-test, but seven patients were excluded due to lack of interest in continuing with the...

Antimicrobial activity and wound healing effect of a novel natural ointment: an in vitro and in vivo study

In this study, an ointment based on ostrich oil and containing honey, beeswax, and ethanolic extracts of Cassia angustifolia, Nigella sativa and...

Clinical correlates of pain in adults with hard-to-heal leg ulcers: a cross-sectional study

A total of 142 participants were recruited; however, one was removed as they had a non-hard-to-heal wound, thus being ineligible, and only 109 had...

Use of chitosan wound dressing for the treatment of surgical site infection: a case report

A 63-year-old female patient with a history of hernia was admitted at Paras Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India due to a hard-to-heal wound on her...

Characteristics of COVID-19 patients who developed pressure injuries: a scoping review

The search strategy identified a total of 233 publications. After removing duplicates (n=108), a title and abstract screening of 125 articles was...

Cryopreserved amniotic membrane in the treatment of limb skin defects of aplasia cutis congenita: a case study

The incidence of lower limb skin defects due to ACC is extremely rare.13 Although the mortality is not as high as with scalp aplasia, the skin defects...

Effect of four-layer dressing on the microbiological profile of venous leg ulcer

Patients were selected from the Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India and included...

Perioperative pressure injury prevention: National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel root cause analysis toolkit 3.0

If the following conditions are met then the pressure injury may be an OR-acquired pressure injury: If a pressure injury is identified within 72...