Military surgical doctrine has traditionally taught that all ballistic wounds should be formally managed by surgical intervention. There is now, however, both experimental and clinical evidence supporting the nonoperative treatment of selected small fragment wounds. Low energy-transfer wounds affecting the soft tissues, without neuro-vascular compromise and with stable fracture patterns, may be...

Chronic foot wounds represent an increasing burden to healthcare systems as the age of the population increases. The deep dermal tissues of all chronic wounds harbor microorganisms, however, the precise interaction between microbes in the wounds and impaired healing is unknown. With regard to antibiotic therapy, there is a lack of evidence concerning its effectiveness, optimal regimens or clini...

To review the use of gentian violet 1% (GV) in a long-term care facility for the treatment of small, open wounds and extremity eschars of all sizes and thickness. The records of all the patients receiving topical GV therapy over a period of 1 year, from May 19, 2007 - May 19, 2008 were reviewed. The total sample was 70 patients (38 male, 32 female), average age 65.9 y.o., with 111 wounds (41 pa...

Introduction: Long-term complications of diabetes leads to physical and mental weakness and reduce their quality of life. One of the complications is the chronic wounds of extremities. Because of its outcome, patient’s adaptation can be reduced. The aim of this study was to compare depression between diabetic patients with and without foot wounds. Materials and methods: The comparati...

Of those affected, 90% are women. This is because most of these injuries occur in the home when older women are carrying out domestic chores. Another risk factor is the wearing of skirts, which do not provide protection from injuries that trousers maybe would. Women are also at risk due to skin changes that occur as a result of decreasing hormone levels (Laing et al, 2002; Sussman and Golding, ...

5 10 No 1 “In a biofilm, planktonic bacteria encase themselves in an extra cellular polymeric substance which adheres to the wound bed.” Wound infection is a complication that often contributes to a wound that is failing to heal (World Union of Wound Healing Societies [WUWHS], 2008). A wound that is infected presents many challenges to clinicians and may have a significant impact on the patient...

introduction: traumatic arteriovenous fistula (avf) called to an abnormal relationship between artery and vein which occurs in 10% of arterial traumas. if treatment of avf due to trauma delayed, different outcomes including heart failure, varices and varicose ulcers may accure. in case of chronic traumatic avf, open surgery may lead to remarkable outcomes, presence of many lateral veins and var...

introduction: standard codes and their descriptions are important tools for research, design, implementation and evaluation of the injury control program and its sub-categories. methods: in this research the medical records of 735 patients diagnosed with injuries, burns or poisonings from teaching-hospitals of the iran, tehran and shahid beheshti medical universities (n=22) were selected to be ...

conclusions considering the fact that road-related accidents are quite predictable and controllable; therefore, the quality promotion of traumatic patients' care, and the road safety should be noted as problems associated with public health. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the patients with chest and abdominal trauma hospitalized in the surgery ward of poursina teaching hospital, g...