The healing process in acute wounds has been extensively studied and the knowledge
derived from these studies has often been extrapolated to the care of chronic wounds, on the …

Chronic wounds are characterized by their inability to heal within an expected time frame
and have emerged as an increasingly important clinical problem over the past several …

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, the immunologic model of which has been
profoundly revised following recent advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology. In …

The spin Hall effect consists of the generation of a spin current perpendicular to the charge
current flow. Thirty-five years after its prediction by Dyakonov and Perel', it is the focus of …

There may be significant deficiencies in the knowledge among nurses, 38–40 an issue
recognised by many. 41 A survey of community nurses in Ireland found that more than half …

Venous leg ulcers account for approximately 70% of all leg ulcers and affect 2.2 million
Americans annually. After a comprehensive patient and wound assessment, compression …

To test the efficacy of surgical treatment of non‐infected neuropathic foot ulcers compared to
conventional non‐surgical management, a group of diabetic outpatients attending our …

Significance: The skin is a complex and dynamic organ that performs several vital functions.
The maturation process of the skin starts at birth with the adaption of the skin to the …

This cross‐sectional international survey assessed patients' perceptions of their wound pain.
A total of 2018 patients (57% female) from 15 different countries with a mean age of 68· 6 …

Pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence data are increasingly being used as indicators of
quality of care and the efficacy of pressure ulcer prevention protocols. In some health care …