{"title":"The 2025 Update on Pressure Injuries: A Review of Selected Literature.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000515","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000515","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":"39 8","pages":"E315"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to \"Consulting the Digital Doctor: Efficacy of ChatGPT-3.5 in Answering Questions Related to Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care\".","authors":"Ismail Sivri, Furkan Mehmet Ozden, Gamze Gul, Emre Kaygin, Tuncay Colak","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000507","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000507","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":"39 8","pages":"E314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wisoo Shin, Maria Weatherbee, Zahra Rehan, Eileen Emmott, Laurie Parsons
{"title":"Malnutrition in Older Adults With Chronic Wounds: A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Wisoo Shin, Maria Weatherbee, Zahra Rehan, Eileen Emmott, Laurie Parsons","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000492","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the prevalence of malnutrition among older adults with chronic wounds.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective cohort study was conducted to assess the nutrition status of adults over the age of 65 with a chronic wound. Participants who met inclusion criteria were recruited at the Sheldon Chumir Wound Clinic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The primary outcome was the diagnosis of malnutrition. Secondary outcomes included other nutrition diagnoses and identified diet barriers. Patient demographic and characteristic information were also collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 78 patients were included in the study, with a mean age of 75.9±7.7 years. A clinical diagnosis of malnutrition was made in 24.4% of participants, with more than two-thirds of the participants diagnosed with inadequate protein intake (69.2%) and knowledge deficiency (67.9%). Common dietary barriers included loss of appetite (46.2%), eating meals alone (30.2%), and constipation (19.2%). Older age increased the odds of malnutrition (odds ratio, 1.20; P =.004). In contrast, being male was associated with a lower likelihood of malnutrition (odds ratio, 0.07; P =.030). Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis had markedly higher odds of malnutrition (odds ratio, 76.89; P =.006), as did those with hypothyroidism (odds ratio, 20.55; P =.046).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Previously, 34.2% of community-dwelling older adults in Canada were estimated to be at risk of malnutrition. The present study clinically diagnosed malnutrition in 24.4% of older adults with chronic wounds. This finding reinforces the importance of malnutrition screening in multidisciplinary wound clinics and advocates for establishing nutrition assessments as standard of care for geriatric patients with chronic wounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":" ","pages":"415-419"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148306811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sheila Sablon DeCastro, Oluwademilade Okusanya, Kamal Patel, Dan R Berlowitz
{"title":"The 2025 Update on Pressure Injuries: A Review of Selected Literature.","authors":"Sheila Sablon DeCastro, Oluwademilade Okusanya, Kamal Patel, Dan R Berlowitz","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000512","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000512","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>General purpose: </strong>To present the latest evidence published in 2025 regarding pressure injury (PI) risk factors, classification strategies, social consequences, and evidence-based management.</p><p><strong>Target audience: </strong>This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.</p><p><strong>Learning objectives/outcomes: </strong>After participating in this educational activity, the participant will: Identify patient-specific risk factors associated with the development of PIs and the associated consequences of PI occurrence.Differentiate between hospital-acquired PIs and community-acquired PIs based on current expert recommendations and classification criteria.Apply current evidence-based management strategies for the treatment of PIs.</p>","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":"39 8","pages":"409-414"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148720497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"National Pressure Injury Advisory to Hold Panel Consensus Conference on the Risk Factors and Clinical Conditions Associated with Unavoidable Pressure Injuries.","authors":"Laura E Edsberg","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000518","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000518","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":"39 8","pages":"398-399"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lithotomy Position and Intraoperative-acquired Pressure Injury: A Prospective Observational Study.","authors":"Mehtap Karaca, Aliye Okgün Alcan","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000501","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This prospective observational study aimed to determine the frequency of intraoperative-acquired pressure injuries (IAPIs) in the lithotomy position and identify contributing factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study comprised a total of 218 patients aged 18 years and older who had scheduled urological surgery in the lithotomy position. The patients' skin conditions were assessed at 5 points: initially upon admission to the operating room; at the end of surgery; and then at 24, 48, and 72 hours after surgery for the development of IAPI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The IAPI incidence was 26.1% at the end of surgery, and no IAPI was detected at any point between 24 and 72 hours postoperatively. The study revealed that 114 IAPIs were developed in 57 of 218 patients at the end of the surgery. It was established that all of the IAPIs observed in the patients were classified as stage 1. Of the 114 IAPIs that developed in patients, 27% were located in the posterior region of the right leg, and an equivalent proportion were located in the posterior region of the left leg. Age ( P = .009), alcohol use ( P = .042), comorbidities ( P = .040), diagnosis ( P = .015), and type of surgery ( P = .044) were associated with IAPI development. In multivariable analysis, age ( P = .002; odds ratio, 1.039; 95% CI, 1.01-1.07) and alcohol consumption ( P = .035; odds ratio, 6.741; 95% CI, 1.15-36.63) were associated with a higher risk of IAPI.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incidence of IAPI was high in this sample. It is recommended that the posterior region of the legs be supported in patients scheduled to undergo surgery in the lithotomy position, given that all IAPIs occur in this region.</p>","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":" ","pages":"420-423"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148306821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applauding Our Peer Reviewers.","authors":"Elizabeth A Ayello, R Gary Sibbald","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ASW.0000000000000514","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":"39 8","pages":"396-397"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148863186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Argyria: A Case Report and Review of Recent Advances.","authors":"Kiran Sethi, Mona Sharma, Priyanka Hemrajani","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000480","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Argyria is a rare dermatological condition characterized by a bluish-gray discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to the deposition of silver particles. This case report describes a 48-year-old male with generalized argyria following prolonged exposure to silver utensils and cupping. The case highlights clinical presentation, dermoscopic findings, diagnostic challenges, and recent advances in the understanding and management of argyria.</p>","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":" ","pages":"444-447"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148248822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Apremilast as a Therapeutic Option for Lichen Planus.","authors":"Priyanka Hemrajani, Anmol Godara, Arushi Ghosh, Paschal D'souza","doi":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000491","DOIUrl":"10.1097/ASW.0000000000000491","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of apremilast use in various types of lichen planus (LP) and its association with demographics, dosage, and duration.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched for articles that reported apremilast use in any form of LP from inception to July 2024.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Eighteen articles were identified, of which 6 studies (17 patients) met the eligibility criteria.</p><p><strong>Data extraction: </strong>Demographic details, type of LP, prior therapies, concomitant therapies, dose and duration used, efficacy and adverse effect profile, and reasons to stop apremilast.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>Among 17 patients included, 12 (71%) were female, and oral LP was the most common subtype (88%). Forty-one percent of all patients, including 5/15 (33%) oral and 1/1 (100%) oral + cutaneous and 1/1 (100%) esophageal LP patients, achieved remission. Disease progression (29%) was the major reason for treatment discontinuation. No life-threatening adverse effects were reported. Among patients who achieved remission, most were female (7/7) and required treatment for <6 months (6/7); the majority (6/7) did not need concurrent therapy and experienced minimal adverse effects. Relapse and long-term follow-up data were not available.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Apremilast appears to be a promising monotherapy for LP, particularly for oral LP in patients who have not responded to multiple treatments. It is generally well tolerated, with a favorable safety profile. However, heterogeneity in dosing, limited follow-up data, and small sample size necessitate further studies to establish apremilast's role in LP management.</p>","PeriodicalId":7489,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Skin & Wound Care","volume":" ","pages":"424-428"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148256920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}