Biofilms in chronic wound infections: innovative antimicrobial approaches using the in vitro Lubbock chronic wound biofilm model

F Diban, S Di Lodovico, P Di Fermo, S D'Ercole… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic wounds have harmful effects on both patients and healthcare systems. Wound
chronicity is attributed to an impaired healing process due to several host and local factors …

Editor's choice–European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2022 clinical practice guidelines on the management of chronic venous disease of the lower limbs

MG De Maeseneer, SK Kakkos, T Aherne… - European Journal of …, 2022 - ejves.com
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has prepared new guidelines for the
treatment of patients with CVD, to update the existing ESVS guidelines on the management …

Chronic wounds: Treatment consensus

E Eriksson, PY Liu, GS Schultz… - Wound repair and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Wound Healing Foundation (WHF) recognised a need for an unbiased
consensus on the best treatment of chronic wounds. A panel of 13 experts were invited to a …

A highly efficacious electrical biofilm treatment system for combating chronic wound bacterial infections

F Zhao, Y Su, J Wang, S Romanova… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm infection has a high prevalence in chronic wounds and can delay wound healing.
Current treatment using debridement and antibiotic administration imposes a significant …

Barriers and enablers to physical activity in people with venous leg ulcers: a systematic review of qualitative studies

Y Qiu, V Team, CR Osadnik, CD Weller - International journal of nursing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Venous leg ulceration is caused by chronic venous insufficiency and affects
millions of adults worldwide who suffer prolonged healing episodes and due to underlying …

Patient explanation of adherence and non-adherence to venous leg ulcer treatment: a qualitative study

CD Weller, C Richards, L Turnour… - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to understand which factors influence patients' adherence to
venous leg ulcer treatment recommendations in primary care. We adopted a qualitative …

Venous leg ulcer management in Australian primary care: Patient and clinician perspectives

CD Weller, C Richards, L Turnour, V Team - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Venous leg ulcers are the most common chronic wound seen in Australian
primary care. Healing outcomes are protracted due to suboptimal use of clinical practice …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic wound-related pain, wound healing and the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids and endocannabinoid system modulation

CR Healy, G Gethin, A Pandit, DP Finn - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds represent a significant burden on the individual, and the healthcare system.
Individuals with chronic wounds report pain to be the most challenging aspect of living with a …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of topical interventions for the management of pain in chronic wounds

C Ffrench, D Finn, A Velligna, J Ivory, C Healy… - Pain …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Chronic wounds adversely affect quality of life. Pain is associated with chronic wounds, and
its impact can vary according to wound aetiology, condition, and patient factors. This …

The importance of periwound skin in wound healing: an overview of the evidence

MG Rippon, AA Rogers, K Ousey, L Atkin… - Journal of wound …, 2022 - magonlinelibrary.com
The importance of the periwound skin as the 'organ of healing'in the skin should not be
underestimated. This paper explores the numerous healing processes originating in the …