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| Title | Treatment of a skin flap laceration with Suprasorb X+PHMB | Download File |
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| Author | Karen Hetherington | |
| Publication | Poster presentation at Wounds UK, Harrogate - November 2009 | |
| Key Points | Mixed aetiology traumatic leg ulcer 17cm x 20cm, large amounts of slough, clinical signs of infection including increased exudate, pain and erythema. Patient refused antibiotics. Suprasorb X+PHMB applied with a foam. After 3 days patient had no pain, visible signs of granulation and decreased redness. |
| Title | The management of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in a hard to heal arterial leg ulcer | Download File |
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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. |
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