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| Title |
Leg Ulcer Pain Relief Prior to Punch Biopsy Treatment |
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| Author |
Deborah Hofman |
| Publication |
Meeting the challenges of Wound Pain Activa publication Oct 05; pages 29-30 |
| Key Points |
Painful sloughy ulcer, healing achieved with Actiformcool under Actico inelastic bandages |
| Title |
Debrisoft:Revolutionising Debridement |
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| Author |
Activa supplement in BJN and BJCN |
| Publication |
Activa publication |
| Key Points |
Booklet with introduction from Kathryn and Peter Vowden. Case studies from a range of healthcare professionals including podiatrists. |
| Title |
Debrisoft Patient Leaflet |
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| Author |
Activa |
| Publication |
Activa Publication |
| Key Points |
Debrisoft explained |
Case study
| Title |
Use of a sheet hydrogel dressing to overcome common wound problems. |
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| Author |
Margaret Armitage Vascular Nurse Specialist |
| Publication |
Poster presentation at Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate, Nov. 2005 |
| Key Points |
Common wound problems include maceration, initial wound pain, pain at dressing change and between changes, slough and necrosis. |
| Title |
The management of a patient with painful pressure necrosis and exposed tendons. |
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| Author |
Tish Butler, Tissue Viability Support Nurse |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation, EWMA Conference, Glasgow May 2007 |
| Key Points |
Hand injury of painful, exposed tendons and vital to keep moist. Actiformcool desloughed hand without damage and debrided necrotic heel. |
| Title |
Multi-disciplinary wound care - different perspectives, different priorities, one aim |
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| Author |
Lindsay J Hunter |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation: Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate - November 2007 |
| Key Points |
Case study in patient with multiple painful leg ulcers. Co-morbidities including diabetes. Wounds 100% slough. Actiformcool reduced pain and dressing frequency. |
| Title |
21 days in the life of Edna |
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| Author |
Sian Fumarola Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation: Tissue Viability Society Conference, Peterborough - April 2008 |
| Key Points |
Myeloid leukaemia patient with extensive bilateral tissue damage to both knees from pressure damage, complete debridment with Actiformcool after 9 days. |
| Title |
The use of an ionic hydrogel in a neonate with a necrotic extravasation injury |
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| Author |
Trudie Young Lecturer in Tissue Viability |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation: EWMA Conference, Lisbon - May 2008 |
| Key Points |
Case study of a neonate with an extravasation injury resulting in a necrotic lesion in area of Achilles tendon. Complete debridement achieved. |
| Title |
The role of the patient in managing wound pain to achieve wound improvement |
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| Author |
Bernadette Byrne Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist |
| Publication |
Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate, November 2008 |
| Key Points |
2 case studies. Excrutiatingly painful leg ulcer with amputation considered due to the pain, Actiformcool reduced pain and ulcer healed in 5 months. An infected non healing biopsy site, wound and pain improved with Actiformcool. |
| Title |
Multi-treatment approach to complex wound management of a circumferential leg wound caused by cellulitis |
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| Author |
Jane Barker Leg Ulcer Specialist |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation: EWMA Conference, Helsinki - May 2009 |
| Key Points |
Leukaemia patient with extensive tissue from cellulitis. Patient had a lowered immune system. |
| Title |
A comparative study investigating the autolytic wound dressing potential of the Suprasorb X moist cellulose dressing and the Aquacel dry cellulose dressing in chronic venous leg ulcers with fibrinous coating |
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| Author |
Wild Th, Eberlein Th - Austria and Germany |
| Publication |
Wounds UK, Harrogate, November 2008 |
| Key Points |
Suprasorb X v Aquacel - Unpublished study - 10 patient randomised, prospective, controlled, exploratative (RCT) Comparison with Aquacel, with compression, wound cleansing (debridement), moisture absorption and donation, skin improvement, comfort, pain. Autolytic wound cleansing potential of different cellulose-based dressings. |
| Title |
Case study: The care of a patient with a large & chronic venous ulcer using a highly absorptive dressing and an antimicrobial dressing |
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| Author |
Martin Tadej and Anna Colbourne |
| Publication |
Activa Publication |
| Key Points |
Case study of a middle aged, obese, poorly mobile, employed lady with previously highly exuding ulcer. Exudate managed with Flivasorb. Following this regime, aim was to eliminate and control the proliferation of bacteria in the wound. The use of Suprasorb X+PHMB resulted in the removal of devitalised tissue. |
| Title |
The management of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in a hard to heal arterial leg ulcer |
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| Author |
Natalie Doble |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation, TVS Conference, 2010 |
| Key Points |
The management of a lady with long-standing, chronic arterial leg ulcer heavily infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa - a frequently isolated pathogen within chronic wounds. The wound was 100% green/yellow thick slough and the lady had a VAS score at worst of 8/10. There were high levels of odour and exudate. Previous treatment included iodine and silver sulphadiazine cream with reduced compression. |
| Title |
An individual patient study using an antimicrobial dressing in a Community Hospital |
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| Author |
Debbie Keelor |
| Publication |
Poster presentation, Wounds UK Harrogate, November 2010 |
| Key Points |
The management of an 83 year old lady with bilateral leg ulcers following bilateral angioplasty and surgical debridement and a category 4 pressure ulcer to her heel. She has a medical history of tablet controlled diabetes. The wounds were clinically infected, highly exuding, painful and contained devitalised tissue. |
| Title |
Evaluation of a new debridement method for sloughy wounds and hyperkeratotic skin for a non-specialist setting |
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| Author |
Agnes Collarte, Loty Lara, Tissue Viability Deputy Team Leaders & Andreia Alberto, Tissue Viability Nurse |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation at EWMA Conference, Brussels - May 2011 |
| Key Points |
An evaluation of Debrisoft compared to standard best practice in 10 patients. |
| Title |
The use of a HydroBalanced antimicrobial wound dressing in the debridement and management of an infected cannula site - a case study |
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| Author |
Susan Mason |
| Publication |
Poster Presentation, Harrogate Wounds UK 2011 |
| Key Points |
A 6 year old child, severely immunocompromised with infected, necrotic cannula site. Wary of using a silver dressing on a child SuprasorbX+PHMB was used. |
Journal
| Title |
The autolytic debridement of venous leg ulcers |
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| Author |
Deborah Hofman |
| Publication |
Wound Essentials (2007), Wounds-UK, Vol 2: 68-73 |
| Key Points |
Types of devitalised tissue, debridement methods, moisture absorption, ActiFormcool very effective debrider |
| Title |
PHMB the clinical evidence |
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| Author |
Deborah Glover and Gill Wicks |
| Publication |
Journal of Wound Care Supplement - November 2009 |
| Key Points |
Paper discussing the clinical evidence and the effectiveness of Suprasorb X+PHMB in reducing pain and infection. Paper gives concise literature reviews on clinical evidence and pain. 4 week evaluation on 15 patients using Suprasorb X+PHMB including non-healing wounds, history of recurrent infections, wounds with devitalised tissue requiring debridement. |
| Title |
The wound debrider: a new monofilament fibre technology |
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| Author |
Gilbert Haemmerle, Heinz Duelli, Martin Abel, Robert Strohal |
| Publication |
British Journal of Nursing |
| Key Points |
A prospective, blindly assessed pilot study using Debrisoft on 9 patients displaying biofilms, slough, necrotic tissue and hyperkeratosis |
| Title |
Clinical efficacy of a new monofilament fibre-containing wound debridement product |
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| Author |
Bahr S, Mustafi N et al |
| Publication |
Journal of Wound Care, Vol.20(5) May 2011 |
| Key Points |
Debrisoft evaluation of 60 patients with acute and chronic wounds needing debridement |
| Title |
Assessing the clinical performance of a new selective mechanical wound debridement product |
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| Author |
David Gray, Pam Cooper, Fional Russell, Sandra Stringfellow |
| Publication |
Wounds UK Journal, Vol.7(3) July 2011 |
| Key Points |
The paper presents the findings from 18 patients who were selected for a one-off treatment using this new method of debridement (Debrisoft). |
| Title |
Using Debrisoft for Wound Debridement |
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| Author |
Maureen Benbow , Senior Lecturer, University of Chester |
| Publication |
Journal of Community Nursing, Vol.25(5), Sept/Oct 2011 |
| Key Points |
Brief overview of methods of debridement and advantages of Debrisoft |
| Title |
Debridement Made Easy |
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| Author |
Vowden K, Vowden P |
| Publication |
Wounds UK Volume 7 Issue 4 November 2011 |
| Key Points |
Discussion of methods of debridement and their pros and cons |
journal
| Title |
Some simple solutions to wound debridement |
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| Author |
Sylvie Hampton |
| Publication |
Nursing and Residential Care,August 2011 |
| Key Points |
Review the methods of debridement suitable for nursing homes |
Other
| Title |
Suprasorb X is cost effective in daily use. Results of an unpublished German observational study |
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| Author |
Schmitz M, Eberlein T - Germany |
| Publication |
Oral free paper EWMA Conference, Lisbon 2008 and in the L & R Symposium |
| Key Points |
60 patient study |
| Title |
Management of an infected burn in a high dependency unit |
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| Author |
Sian Fumarola |
| Publication |
Skills for Practice: Understanding wound infection. Wounds UK,Aberdeen,2009 |
| Key Points |
The management of a 38 year old lady who had sustained a neurological deficit, resulting in an infected burn to her shoulder. The plastic surgeon had prescribed topical silver sulfadiazine and tulle dressings daily. The wounds were colonised with methicillin resistant Staphlococcus aureus (MRSA). One wound contained 40% necrotic and 10% sloughy tissue and the second wound contained 60% slough. |
