scholarly journals Development and evaluation of an interprofessional teaching concept for modern wound management

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 977-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Bergendahl ◽  
Felix Werner ◽  
Anita Schmidt ◽  
Moritz Ronicke ◽  
Regina Renner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Management ◽  
Teaching Concept ◽  
Interprofessional Teaching

Use of standardized client simulations in an interprofessional teaching concept for social work and medical students: first results of a pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Silke Neuderth ◽  
Matthias Lukasczik ◽  
Antje Thierolf ◽  
Hans-Dieter Wolf ◽  
Birgitt van Oorschot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Teaching Concept ◽  
Students First ◽  
First Results ◽  
Interprofessional Teaching

Protocols for Wound Management

1997 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 45???50 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCES MEDAGLIA DWYER ◽  
DOROTHY KEELER
Keyword(s):  
Wound Management

scholarly journals The Effects of Silver-Releasing Foam Dressings on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1495
Author(s):  
Yu-Chi Wang ◽  
Hsiao-Chen Lee ◽  
Chien-Lin Chen ◽  
Ming-Chun Kuo ◽  
Savitha Ramachandran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Healing Rate ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Foot Ulcer ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcer ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
High Morbidity

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a serious complication in diabetic patients and lead to high morbidity and mortality. Numerous dressings have been developed to facilitate wound healing of DFUs. This study investigated the wound healing efficacy of silver-releasing foam dressings versus silver-containing cream in managing outpatients with DFUs. Sixty patients with Wagner Grade 1 to 2 DFUs were recruited. The treatment group received silver-releasing foam dressing (Biatain® Ag Non-Adhesive Foam dressing; Coloplast, Humlebaek, Denmark). The control group received 1% silver sulfadiazine (SSD) cream. The ulcer area in the silver foam group was significantly reduced compared with that in the SSD group after four weeks of treatment (silver foam group: 76.43 ± 7.41%, SSD group: 27.00 ± 4.95%, p < 0.001). The weekly wound healing rate in the silver foam group was superior to the SSD group during the first three weeks of treatment (p < 0.05). The silver-releasing foam dressing is more effective than SSD in promoting wound healing of DFUs. The effect is more pronounced in the initial three weeks of the treatment. Thus, silver-releasing foam could be an effective wound dressing for DFUs, mainly in the early period of wound management.

scholarly journals A Narrative Review of the History of Skin Grafting in Burn Care

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
Deepak K. Ozhathil ◽  
Michael W. Tay ◽  
Steven E. Wolf ◽  
Ludwik K. Branski
Keyword(s):  
Donor Site ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Skin Grafting ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Surgical Instruments ◽  
Wound Management ◽  
Burn Wound ◽  
Medical Progress ◽  
Burn Care ◽  
History Of

Thermal injuries have been a phenomenon intertwined with the human condition since the dawn of our species. Autologous skin translocation, also known as skin grafting, has played an important role in burn wound management and has a rich history of its own. In fact, some of the oldest known medical texts describe ancient methods of skin translocation. In this article, we examine how skin grafting has evolved from its origins of necessity in the ancient world to the well-calibrated tool utilized in modern medicine. The popularity of skin grafting has ebbed and flowed multiple times throughout history, often suppressed for cultural, religious, pseudo-scientific, or anecdotal reasons. It was not until the 1800s, that skin grafting was widely accepted as a safe and effective treatment for wound management, and shortly thereafter for burn injuries. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries skin grafting advanced considerably, accelerated by exponential medical progress and the occurrence of man-made disasters and global warfare. The introduction of surgical instruments specifically designed for skin grafting gave surgeons more control over the depth and consistency of harvested tissues, vastly improving outcomes. The invention of powered surgical instruments, such as the electric dermatome, reduced technical barriers for many surgeons, allowing the practice of skin grafting to be extended ubiquitously from a small group of technically gifted reconstructive surgeons to nearly all interested sub-specialists. The subsequent development of biologic and synthetic skin substitutes have been spurred onward by the clinical challenges unique to burn care: recurrent graft failure, microbial wound colonization, and limited donor site availability. These improvements have laid the framework for more advanced forms of tissue engineering including micrografts, cultured skin grafts, aerosolized skin cell application, and stem-cell impregnated dermal matrices. In this article, we will explore the convoluted journey that modern skin grafting has taken and potential future directions the procedure may yet go.

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