Wound healing and treating wounds: Chronic wound care and management

Jennifer G Powers; Catherine Higham; Karen Broussard; Tania J Phillips

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2015.08.070

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Wound healing and treating wounds: Chronic wound care and management

Jennifer G Powers, Catherine Higham, Karen Broussard and Tania J Phillips

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol.74(4), pp.607-625

04/2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.08.070

PMID: 26979353

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Abstract

In the United States, chronic ulcers--including decubitus, vascular, inflammatory, and rheumatologic subtypes--affect >6 million people, with increasing numbers anticipated in our growing elderly and diabetic populations. These wounds cause significant morbidity and mortality and lead to significant medical costs. Preventative and treatment measures include disease-specific approaches and the use of moisture retentive dressings and adjunctive topical therapies to promote healing. In this article, we discuss recent advances in wound care technology and current management guidelines for the treatment of wounds and ulcers.

Skin Ulcer - therapy

Prognosis

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

Ointments - therapeutic use

Risk Assessment

Skin Ulcer - diagnosis

Humans

Skin Care - methods

Male

Combined Modality Therapy

Skin Transplantation - methods

Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use

Wounds and Injuries - therapy

Detergents - therapeutic use

Wounds and Injuries - diagnosis

Female

Wound Healing - physiology

Administration, Topical

Chronic Disease

Debridement - methods

Details

Title: Subtitle: Wound healing and treating wounds: Chronic wound care and management
Creators: Jennifer G Powers - Department of Dermatology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: jennifer.powers2@dm.duke.edu
Catherine Higham - Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Karen Broussard - Division of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Tania J Phillips - Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol.74(4), pp.607-625
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.08.070
PMID: 26979353
NLM abbreviation: J Am Acad Dermatol
ISSN: 0190-9622
eISSN: 1097-6787
Publisher: United States
Language: English
Date published: 04/2016
Academic Unit: Dermatology
Record Identifier: 9984025458102771

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