Background Current clinical practice widely regards deep tissue biopsy as the gold standard for identification of wound bacterial bio-burden. This study aims to establish whether fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is as accurate as deep tissue biopsy and therefore offers a more accurate, cheaper and suitable alternative to routinely used superficial swab in diabetic wounds of varying depth an...

BACKGROUND Large numbers of population suffer from burn annually. The promising treatment of burn has not been identified yet. Albizia julibressin (A. julibressin) in Fabaceae family is popular for its antiseptic activity. This prospective study was designed to compare the wound healing effects of A. julibressin gel (AG) with silver sulfadiazine (SSD). METHODS This single blind clinical tria...

Wound care is a critical aspect of healthcare that involves treating and managing various types wounds, typically caused by injuries, surgery, or chronic diseases such as diabetes. Chronic wounds can be particularly challenging to manage often require 3 6 months long-term care. In few instances, healing durations are highly unpredictable vary depending on the severity wound, patient’s overall h...

silymarin, an extract from silybum marianum, has been shown to have antioxidant properties. however, there is no scientific report on wound healing activity of the silymarin. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical administration of silymarin on excision wound healing in rats. excision wounds were made on the back of rats. rats were divided into three groups, as control,...

background: in developing new products for skin care and wound treatment, biocompatibility plays a major role in the choice of ingredients. thymol, an essential oil extracted from thyme plant, exhibits outstanding antibacterial properties, but more importantly, it proves to be much more compatible to skin cells in comparison to some conventionally used antibiotic drugs and chemicals. objective:...

OBJECTIVE Management of diabetic foot infection (DFI) has been hampered by limited means of accurately classifying disease severity. New hybrid nuclear/computed tomography (CT) imaging techniques elucidate a combination of wound infection parameters not previously evaluated as outcome prognosticators. Our aim is to determine if a novel standardized hybrid image-based scoring system, Composite S...

Mandibular fractures are one of the most common facial fractures. Depending on severity, they treated either by closed reduction or open and internal fixation. Hardware exposure is postoperative complications associated with latter. Data involving decision regarding removal salvage hardware in such cases lacking. We present a case wound dehiscence an operated mandibular fracture, which was mana...

BACKGROUND Invasive fungal wound infections (IFIs) are a recognized threat for personnel who sustain combat-related blast trauma in Afghanistan. Blast trauma, particularly when dismounted, has wounds contaminated with organic debris and potential for mold infection. Trauma-associated IFI is characterized by recurrent wound necrosis on serial debridement with histologic evidence of invasive mold...

BACKGROUND Surgical site infections are the most common postoperative complications and frequently cause morbidity and mortality. Different antibiotic regimens were evaluated as prophylaxis in wound infection following elective surgical procedures. Prophylactic antibiotics should be given to cover the "decisive period" which is a period after incision to mobilization of host defenses thus preve...