Background: In clinical practice, acute and chronic wounds continue to be a challenge. Unfortunately, wound care is often inadequate or inappropriate. The implementation of wound clinics involving an interdisciplinary...Background: In clinical practice, acute and chronic wounds continue to be a challenge. Unfortunately, wound care is often inadequate or inappropriate. The implementation of wound clinics involving an interdisciplinary team for wound care and treatment yields favorable clinical outcomes as well as a reduction in economic expenses due to a higher rate of healing, a decrease in hospital stays, and a reduction in the number of readmissions. The establishment of wound clinics enhances the utilization of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic resources, improving the quality of life of patients and facilitating their reintegration into their normal lives. The objective is solely to describe the importance of wound clinics in the medical profession. Methods: A retrospective literature search was conducted to include articles no more than 10 years old that reported measures or results of the study in order to perform a literature review and describe the importance of wound clinics in medical practice. Results: A total of 7 articles were obtained with the inclusion criteria, the most recent being from the year 2023 and the oldest from 2013. Conclusion: An important area for improvement in the healthcare industry is the management and treatment of complex wounds. The establishment of wound clinics offers comprehensive and specialized care for both acute and chronic complex wounds with the goal of enhancing secondary illness patients’ prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.展开更多
Introduction: The standard treatment for complex wound care is autografting. The advent of dermal substitutes has provided a novel tool for the preparation of the bed to be grafted. However, most types of dermal matri...Introduction: The standard treatment for complex wound care is autografting. The advent of dermal substitutes has provided a novel tool for the preparation of the bed to be grafted. However, most types of dermal matrices require the application of a skin graft a second time. Currently, other strategies have been developed to improve the vascularization process, such as negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), which has been reported to reduce the time required for vascular growth and dermal matrix integration and thus achieve a shorter waiting period for autologous graft application. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dermal matrix management associated with NPWT in the treatment of complex wounds. Methods: Seven patients with a diagnosis of complex wounds were enrolled in this study between July 1, 2015, and June 31, 2016. After debridement and having an adequate wound bed, patients who met the criteria for the application of combined therapy were treated with dermal substitutes and a negative pressure system. The percentage of graft integration into the wound bed, complications, length of hospital stay, and duration of therapy were analyzed. Results: The mean age was 42.5 ± 16 (39 - 54) years old;three women and four men were included in the study. The approximate size of skin loss was 120.7 ± 75 cm<sup>2</sup> (25 - 250 cm<sup>2</sup>). The combined therapy of dermal matrix plus NPWT was instituted in all cases for a period of 14 days. There were no complications, with 100% graft integration in 6 of 7 cases. Patients were discharged after a mean hospital stay of 5.4 days. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the utilization of combined dermal matrix plus NPWT therapy can be performed safely and effectively in patients with complex wounds with low complication rates and a short hospital stay.展开更多
文摘Background: In clinical practice, acute and chronic wounds continue to be a challenge. Unfortunately, wound care is often inadequate or inappropriate. The implementation of wound clinics involving an interdisciplinary team for wound care and treatment yields favorable clinical outcomes as well as a reduction in economic expenses due to a higher rate of healing, a decrease in hospital stays, and a reduction in the number of readmissions. The establishment of wound clinics enhances the utilization of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic resources, improving the quality of life of patients and facilitating their reintegration into their normal lives. The objective is solely to describe the importance of wound clinics in the medical profession. Methods: A retrospective literature search was conducted to include articles no more than 10 years old that reported measures or results of the study in order to perform a literature review and describe the importance of wound clinics in medical practice. Results: A total of 7 articles were obtained with the inclusion criteria, the most recent being from the year 2023 and the oldest from 2013. Conclusion: An important area for improvement in the healthcare industry is the management and treatment of complex wounds. The establishment of wound clinics offers comprehensive and specialized care for both acute and chronic complex wounds with the goal of enhancing secondary illness patients’ prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
文摘Introduction: The standard treatment for complex wound care is autografting. The advent of dermal substitutes has provided a novel tool for the preparation of the bed to be grafted. However, most types of dermal matrices require the application of a skin graft a second time. Currently, other strategies have been developed to improve the vascularization process, such as negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), which has been reported to reduce the time required for vascular growth and dermal matrix integration and thus achieve a shorter waiting period for autologous graft application. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dermal matrix management associated with NPWT in the treatment of complex wounds. Methods: Seven patients with a diagnosis of complex wounds were enrolled in this study between July 1, 2015, and June 31, 2016. After debridement and having an adequate wound bed, patients who met the criteria for the application of combined therapy were treated with dermal substitutes and a negative pressure system. The percentage of graft integration into the wound bed, complications, length of hospital stay, and duration of therapy were analyzed. Results: The mean age was 42.5 ± 16 (39 - 54) years old;three women and four men were included in the study. The approximate size of skin loss was 120.7 ± 75 cm<sup>2</sup> (25 - 250 cm<sup>2</sup>). The combined therapy of dermal matrix plus NPWT was instituted in all cases for a period of 14 days. There were no complications, with 100% graft integration in 6 of 7 cases. Patients were discharged after a mean hospital stay of 5.4 days. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the utilization of combined dermal matrix plus NPWT therapy can be performed safely and effectively in patients with complex wounds with low complication rates and a short hospital stay.
