Significance: Chronic wounds impact the quality of life (QoL) of nearly 2.5% of the total
population in the United States and the management of wounds has a significant economic …

Significance: A 2018 retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries identified that∼ 8.2
million people had wounds with or without infections. Medicare cost estimates for acute and …

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge in delivering care to wound patients. Due
to multiple comorbidities, wound patients are at an increased risk for the most extreme …

Wound documentation is integral to effective wound care, health data coding and facilitating
continuity of care. This study evaluated the usability and effectiveness of an artificial …

Chronic wounds are a health problem that have devastating consequences for patients and
contribute major costs to healthcare systems and societies. To understand the magnitude of …

ABSTRACT In the United States, chronic wounds affect 6.5 million patients. An estimated
excess of US 25billionisspentannuallyontreatmentofchro…,anagingpopulationandasharpriseintheincid …

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 …

Background Chronic non-healing wounds present a substantial economic burden to
healthcare system; significant reductions in quality of life for those affected, and precede …

Chronic wounds are a global public health concern that demands significant resources from
the healthcare system. The incidence of chronic wounds has been growing like a 'silent …

Demographic and epidemiological data suggest that health-care demand will increase
considerably in the future as a result of an ageing population and a rise in the prevalence of …