Case Studies - English
Using Adaptic Touch Non-Adhering Silicone Dressing: Case Studies VIEW PDFADAPTIC TOUCH® Non-Adhering Silicone Dressing is a soft tack silicone dressing that has an advanced mesh design and is highly conformable. The mesh design minimises the risk of exudate pooling, maceration and secondary dressing adherance to the wound. Exudate...
Using Promogran®/Promogran Prisma® on wounds with elevated protease activity: case studies VIEW PDFThis document contains a series of case reports describing the use of PROMOGRAN® and PROMOGRAN PRISMA® (Systagenix) on patients with non-healing chronic wounds with elevated protease activity (EPA), assessed using a WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status (Systagenix)...
Using Askina® Calgitrol® Paste for the treatment of diabetic foot infection: case studies VIEW PDFThis document contains a series of case reports describing the use of Askina® Calgitrol® Paste (B Braun), a novel formulation of an established topical antimicrobial, in patients with infected diabetic foot wounds. All patients were treated for a minimum...
Managing a chronic wound in a heroin user VIEW PDF
December 2012 3(4)Heroin is the most common illicit drug used intravenously. This article examines the ‘skin popping’ that occurs when using the drug, as well as the subsequent ulceration and scarring. Treatment and assessment is vital in order to increase compliance and...
Successful management of a venous leg ulcer using Durafiber dressings VIEW PDF
December 2012 3(4)This case was included as part of a 10-patient clinical evaluation series to evaluate the acceptability of Durafiber(Smith & Nephew, a new highly absorbent dressing for medium-to-heavily exuding wounds. Clinicians from three centres in the UK were involved...
Using Actisorb®: Case studies VIEW PDFThis document contains a series of case reports describing the use of ACTISORB® (Systagenix) in patients with a range of wound types. All patients were treated for a minimum of 2–4 weeks and the decision to continue with ACTISORB® was based on continual...
Using Silvercel® Non-Adherent: Case Studies 2012 VIEW PDFThis document contains a series of case reports describing the use of SILVERCEL® NON-ADHERENT (Systagenix) in patients with a range of wound types. All patients were treated for a minimum of four weeks and the decision to continue with SILVERCEL® NON-ADHERENT...
Managing diabetic foot ulceration with a new, highly portable NPWT device VIEW PDF
September 2012 Issue 3 Volume 3This article examines the use of highly portable negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the management of diabetic foot ulceration, a significant sequelae of diabetes that affects some 61,000 people in the UK at any given time. NPWT is a non-invasive therapy...
Using a flexibly crosslinked acellular biomatrix in clinical practice: case reports VIEW PDFAdvances in the treatment of problematic wounds and tissue repair have led to the development of materials that may assist with optimizing the wound bed environment. The term biomodulation has been used to describe the process through which materials affect...
Clinical evaluation of the Skin IQ™ Microclimate Manager and case reports VIEW PDFDespite decades of scientific and clinical interest in pressure ulcers, much remains unclear regarding their development.
