Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become the prevailing standard of care for
treating complex soft tissue wounds and is now being considered for use in alternative …

Background: The rapidity of wound bed preparation is determined in part by the type of
dressing agent employed. The extension phase in which the wound is characterized by the …

This chapter primarily addresses emergent vascular surgical problems including trauma and
nontraumatic ischemia. Within trauma, it focuses on management of isolated truncal or limb …

This chapter is the first of a collection of seven chapters, each written by different members of
a group of professionals, nurses, wound experts, plastic and maxillofacial surgeons …

Radiation wounds are very difficult to manage due to poor vascular status, excessive matrix
metalloproteinases, and abnormal myofibroblast function. Such wound beds do not …

BACKGROUND Chronic wounds affect mainly the productive age group in developing
countries and stretch the limited healthcare facility. We aimed to establish the efficacy or …