Tag: surgical wounds
Phase 3 trial for D-PLEX100 technology to assess efficacy in preventing...
Pharmaceutical company PolyPid has announced that the first patient has been enrolled and randomised in a phase 3 clinical trial called SHIELD (Surgical site...
No decrease in surgical infections for trauma patients treated with NPWT...
Use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) does not change the rate of deep surgical site infection, for patients undergoing surgery for major...
Aroa launches large format extracellular matrix to treat larger and more...
Auckland-based Aroa Biosurgery has announced the launch of a large-format version of its Endoform Natural product. The largest of Aroa’s wound care products, this...
BandGrip wound closure technology to be utilised after surgery to improve...
BandGrip has announced a partnership with Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA, to improve patient care and efficiencies in the operating room. According to...
Gentamicin-containing implant shows no significant impact in the prevention of surgical...
Using an implant containing gentamicin in the groin area following vascular surgery does not significantly reduce the incidence of infected wounds during the postoperative...
National Wound Care Strategy aiming for “excellence” across lower limb and...
“Our aim is to establish the underlying economic and clinical case for change, identify what needs to happen and describe how we make that...
INVIPS trial highlights potential of negative pressure to reduce surgical wound...
Based on the results of the INVIPS trial, incisional negative pressure wound therapy (INPWT) has been shown to decrease the risk of surgical site...
ESVS 2019: RCT shows negative pressure wound therapy “significantly” reduces surgical...
Julien Hasselmann (Malmö, Sweden) talks to iWounds News at ESVS 2019 (European Society of Vascular Surgery; 24–27 September; Hamburg, Germany) about the recent findings...
Wound irrigation device demonstrates success in reducing surgical site infections
New data presented at the 2019 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeon’s Annual Scientific Meeting by Justin Malek, Baylor Scott & White Health,...
The management pathway of surgical wounds healing by secondary intention
At the Charing Cross Symposium (London, UK), Ian Chetter (Hull, UK) presented on the pathway from assessment to treatment for patients with surgical wounds...
Zip skin closure device to decrease costs and achieve improved clinical...
ZipLine Medical, Inc. has announced the publication of positive results from clinical studies in two peer-reviewed journals, demonstrating that the use of Zip Surgical...
