Makoto Oe, K. Takehara, H. Noguchi, Yumiko Ohashi, M. Fukuda, T. Kadowaki, H. Sanada
{"title":"Skin hydration of the heel with fissure in patients with diabetes: a cross-sectional observational study","authors":"Makoto Oe, K. Takehara, H. Noguchi, Yumiko Ohashi, M. Fukuda, T. Kadowaki, H. Sanada","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S158139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S158139","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Foot fissure should be prevented in patients with diabetes due to the likelihood of subsequent diabetic ulcer. The purpose of this study was to investigate a cutoff point for skin hydration with fissure and the factors associated with low skin hydration in patients with diabetes. Subjects and methods: Subjects were patients with diabetes who visited the diabetic foot clinic and were evaluated for skin hydration on the heel between April 2008 and March 2015. Information about fissure, skin hydration, age, sex, autonomic neuropathy, angiopathy, and tinea pedis were collected from the medical charts. Skin hydration on the heel was measured using a moisture checker. Skin hydration was compared between heels with and without fissure, and a cutoff for skin hydration with fissure was determined using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Based on the determined cutoff, factors associated with lower skin hydration were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. Results: Participants comprised 693 patients. Mean ± SD age was 66.8 ± 10.8 years, and 57.0% of subjects were male. The frequency of fissures on the heels was 10.4%. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for skin hydration in the presence of fissure was 0.717. Twenty percent was selected as the cutoff point, offering sensitivity of 0.478 and specificity of 0.819. Logistic regression analysis showed correlations between three factors (male sex, tinea pedis, and room temperature) and skin hydration < 20.0% (odds ratio [OR] 1.587, 95% CI 1.157–2.178, p = 0.004; OR 1.548, 95% CI 1.122–2.135, p = 0.005; and OR 0.900, 95% CI 0.823–0.0985, p = 0.021, respectively). Conclusion: To prevent heel fissures, moisturizing care should aim at achieving skin hydration of 20%. If skin hydration is < 20%, prevention of fissures may warrant not only specialized moisturizing care but also consideration of treatment for tinea pedis.","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S158139","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48717718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Serena, R. Yaakov, M. DeLegge, Tim A Mayhugh, Sarah Moore
{"title":"Nutrition in patients with chronic non-healing ulcers: a paradigm shift in wound care","authors":"T. Serena, R. Yaakov, M. DeLegge, Tim A Mayhugh, Sarah Moore","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S155114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S155114","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Chronic Wound Care Management and Research 2018:5 5–9 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Dovepress","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"5 1","pages":"5-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S155114","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41614778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew J. Sabo, Sarah Moore, R. Yaakov, Bryan Doner, Keyur Patel, T. Serena
{"title":"Fresh hypothermically stored amniotic allograft in the treatment of chronic nonhealing ulcers: a prospective case series","authors":"Matthew J. Sabo, Sarah Moore, R. Yaakov, Bryan Doner, Keyur Patel, T. Serena","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S153317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S153317","url":null,"abstract":"outcomes were evaluated in patients receiving HSAM for the treatment of chronic nonhealing ulcers. Relevant medical history was captured in addition to data on wound characteristics and measurements. Two venous leg ulcers and one postsurgical wound were treated with HSAM. Findings: A significant reduction in wound size was observed for patients treated with HSAM. Overall, HSAM demonstrated a wound size reduction of 93.94% in 42 days. These results provide evidence that HSAM may reduce the long-term costs associated with the care of chronic ulcers by increasing the healing rate and lowering the risk of infection and complications.","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2018-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S153317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45796039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Depression and quality of life in patients with chronic wounds: ways to measure their influence and their effect on daily life","authors":"R. Renner, C. Erfurt-Berge","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S124917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S124917","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Chronic Wound Care Management and Research 2017:4 143–151 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Dovepress","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"143-151"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S124917","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43821984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managing the diabetic foot in resource-poor settings: challenges and solutions","authors":"Z. Abbas","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S98762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S98762","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Chronic Wound Care Management and Research 2017:4 135–142 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Dovepress","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"135-142"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2017-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S98762","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46746961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Goto, G. Nakagami, Ayano Nakai, Shuhei S. Noyori, S. Sasaki, Chieko Hayashi, T. Miyagaki, K. Akamata, H. Sanada
{"title":"Utility of a three-dimensional wound measurement device in pressure ulcers","authors":"T. Goto, G. Nakagami, Ayano Nakai, Shuhei S. Noyori, S. Sasaki, Chieko Hayashi, T. Miyagaki, K. Akamata, H. Sanada","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S147139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S147139","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Chronic Wound Care Management and Research 2017:4 129–133 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Dovepress","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"129-133"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2017-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S147139","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42935395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maggot debridement therapy: the current perspectives","authors":"G. Naik, K. Harding","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S117271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S117271","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Chronic Wound Care Management and Research 2017:4 121–128 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Dovepress","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"121-128"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2017-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S117271","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46213567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Conde-Montero, P. D. L. C. Dobao, J. M. Gonzalez
{"title":"Platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of chronic wounds: evidence to date","authors":"E. Conde-Montero, P. D. L. C. Dobao, J. M. Gonzalez","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S118655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S118655","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Chronic Wound Care Management and Research 2017:4 107–120 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Dovepress","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"107-120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2017-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S118655","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42564007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge and practice for pressure injury prevention among care managers in a home care setting: a cross-sectional study","authors":"M. Kohta, Yukie Kameda, Sadako Morita","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S140673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S140673","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Chronic Wound Care Management and Research 2017:4 99–105 Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Dovepress","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"99-105"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2017-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S140673","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45591659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current perspectives on therapeutic ultrasound in the management of chronic wounds: a review of evidence","authors":"T. Conner-Kerr, M. Oesterle","doi":"10.2147/CWCMR.S135982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S135982","url":null,"abstract":": Although therapeutic ultrasound has been in existence since the 1930s, questions remain as to its effectiveness in promoting tissue healing in various injured tissues. These tissues include soft tissues such as skin, tendons, ligaments, bursae, joint capsules and muscles. Limited evidence exists to support a role for therapeutic ultrasound in closed, soft tissue lesions. However, an evolving literature provides support for the role of therapeutic ultrasound in the treatment of chronic wounds, acute injuries such as fractures and split thickness graft donor sites as well as in the modulation of wound-related pain. Modern technology that uses low-frequency (kilohertz), long wave ultrasound appears promising compared to older, higher frequency ultrasound (megahertz) devices. These newer devices appear to have positive effects on healing rates in various wound types, pain levels and the modulation of proinflammatory cytokines. Venous Substantial mean reduction in pain in the ultrasound plus SOC group; Non significant changes in wound area, infections and QoL.","PeriodicalId":43306,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Wound Care Management and Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"89-98"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2017-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/CWCMR.S135982","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46559732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}