Wound Management News

Maggot wound débridement therapy is significantly faster than conventional treatment but only during the first week, according to a recent study.

Antimicrobial peptides are not sufficient to promote wound healing and contain secondary infections in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, according to study results.

Nonexpert clinicians obtained similar wound measurements as wound care experts using a novel imaging system, according to a poster presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Cardiology 2012

Incisional negative pressure wound therapy significantly reduced the rate of postoperative wound complications in patients operatively treated for acetabular fractures, according to studies recently published by investigators from University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

BOSTON — In hospitalized children with complicated skin and soft-tissue infections, vancomycin remains the gold standard, according to recently published guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

Smith & Nephew Advanced Wound Management has released a new CE Mark-approved product called PICO, according to a company press release. The product is a single-use negative pressure wound therapy system used for acute and chronic wounds, high-risk surgical incisions and skin grafts.

Although current treatment of epidermolysis bullous remains palliative, research into treatment is ongoing, with some promising data emerging, according to a speaker at the 69th Annual American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Vigilance and fastidious wound care of drained, uncomplicated pediatric skin and soft tissue infections likely have more effect than choice of antibiotic treatment, researchers have found.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has developed its first clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children.