Polymer-based wound dressing materials loaded with bioactive agents: Potential materials for the treatment of diabetic wounds

S Alven, S Peter, Z Mbese, BA Aderibigbe - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetic wounds are severe injuries that are common in patients that suffer from diabetes.
Most of the presently employed wound dressing scaffolds are inappropriate for treating …

[HTML][HTML] Silver in wound care—friend or foe?: a comprehensive review

I Khansa, AR Schoenbrunner, CT Kraft… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Due to its strong antimicrobial activity, silver is a commonly used adjunct in
wound care. However, it also has the potential to impair healing by exerting toxic effects on …

Global recurrence rates in diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

XL Fu, H Ding, WW Miao, CX Mao… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recurrence rates of diabetic foot ulcers vary widely in the published literature. The aim of
this systematic review is to estimate recurrence rates of diabetic foot ulcers. We did a …

Consensus on the application of negative pressure wound therapy of diabetic foot wounds

S Ji, X Liu, J Huang, J Bao, Z Chen, C Han… - Burns & …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Because China is becoming an aging society, the incidence of diabetes and diabetic foot
have been increasing. Diabetic foot has become one of the main health-related killers due to …

Prospective randomised placebo-controlled trial assessing the efficacy of silver dressings to enhance healing of acute diabetes-related foot ulcers

N Lafontaine, J Jolley, M Kyi, S King, L Iacobaccio… - Diabetologia, 2023 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Silver dressings are used for their antimicrobial properties but there is
limited evidence of clinical benefit when managing diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs). We …

Application of electrospun nanofiber membrane in the treatment of diabetic wounds

Z Gao, Q Wang, Q Yao, P Zhang - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetic wounds are complications of diabetes which are caused by skin dystrophy because
of local ischemia and hypoxia. Diabetes causes wounds in a pathological state of …

The management of critically colonized and locally infected leg ulcers with an acid-oxidizing solution: a pilot study

R Strohal, M Mittlböck, G Hämmerle - Advances in Skin & Wound …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Critical colonization or local infection is very common in chronic wounds, but
clinically problematic. Because therapeutic options for these conditions are limited in …

Silver-impregnated negative-pressure wound therapy for the treatment of lower-extremity open wounds: A prospective randomized clinical study

HM Hahn, IJ Lee, K Woo, BY Park - Advances in skin & wound …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE To investigate the antibacterial efficacy of silver-impregnated negative-pressure
wound therapy (NPWT) in lower-extremity acute traumatic wounds. METHODS Open …

Biological effects and clinical application of negative pressure wound therapy: a review

B Nie, B Yue - Journal of Wound Care, 2016 - magonlinelibrary.com
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has shown great advantages in the management
of a wide range of clinical problems such as wound or chronic wound healing; open wounds …

Comparative study of various dressing techniques in diabetic foot ulcers in the Indian population: a single-center experience

AK Yadav, S Mishra, V Khanna, S Panchal… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction A prospective randomized study was conducted to evaluate and compare the
efficacy of conventional dressing, foam dressing, and vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) in the …