International Wound Journal

Retraction: D.-H. Huang , Y.-C. Xie , and C.-L. Zhang , "Effects of comprehensive nursing intervention on pressure ulcer after traumatic brain injury surgery: A meta-analysis," Int Wound J 21, no. 3 (2023): e14494, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14494. The above article, published online on 20 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It came to the publisher's attention from a third party that a number of articles shared concerning similarities in format and structure...

Retraction: Z.-F. L., J. Meng , N. Jing , and X.-Y. Liu , "Effects of predictive nursing interventions on pressure ulcer in older bedridden patients: A meta-analysis," Int Wound J 21, no. 3 (2023): e14676, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14676. The above article, published online on 04 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It came to the publisher's attention from a third party that a number of articles shared concerning similarities in format and structure...

Retraction: L. Liu , M. Zhang , X. Zhang , and Q. Xiang , "Effects of enhance recovery after surgery nursing program on the surgical site wound infection in patients undergoing laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis," Int Wound J 21, no. 3 (2023): e14490, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14490. The above article, published online on 16 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd...

Retraction: Y. Li , Z. Huang , K. Yu , and Y. Li , "Effects of evidence-based nursing in preventing pressure ulcers in intensive care unit patients: A meta-analysis," Int Wound J 21, no. 3 (2023): e14489, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14489. The above article, published online on 16 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It came to the publisher's attention from a third party that a number of articles shared concerning similarities in format and structure...

Retraction: Z. Xinyu , X. Sheng , "Wound incidence and outcomes in atrial fibrillation: Comparing catheter ablation and anti-arrhythmic drug therapy," Int Wound J 21, no. 4 (2023): e14612, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14612. The above article, published online on 21 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the authors; the journal Editor-in-Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The authors submitted a request for retraction, reporting that the conclusions in the published article were partially inaccurate...

Surgical wound complications are adverse events with important repercussions for the health of patients and health system. Surgical site infections and wound dehiscences are among the most important surgical wound complications, with a high incidence in paediatric patients undergoing surgery for non-idiopathic scoliosis. Incisional negative pressure wound therapy for surgical incisions is used as a preventive measure against surgical wound complications in adults; however, there has been scant evidence for using it in children...

The standard treatment for patients with confirmed Venous Leg Ulcers (VLUs) is compression therapy to improve the function of the calf muscle pump. There is a significant cohort of patients who are unable to tolerate optimal compression therapy or indeed any level of compression therapy. In addition, there is a cohort of patients who can tolerate compression whose ulcers show little or no evidence of healing. There is a need for ways to further improve calf muscle pump function and to improve venous ulcer healing in these patients...

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Wound development and healing involve intricate genetic and molecular processes, posing significant clinical management challenges. The objective of this study was to assess commonly used fat extracts' efficacy and safety (autologous fat, stromal vascular fraction and adipose-derived stem cells) in wound healing, particularly for refractory wounds, with the goal of providing evidence in clinical use. After a systematic review, 21 randomised controlled trials were included in our study. Based on the classification of human fat products, our meta-analysis revealed that the use of human fat products could speed healing rate, shorten healing time and achieve more complete healing, with statistically significant differences in outcome indicators when compared to conventional treatments...

Postpartum sepsis following caesarean sections among women in Uganda remains a risk. However, erratic supplies of standard dressing material make the risk a reality. Alternative wound dressing materials, therefore, remain a viable option. This study examined the outcome of a honey and olive oil-based dressing material on caesarean section wound healing. Using the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), the study team created I-Dress, a wound dressing made of honey and olive oil. A case-series study was conducted on 25 women who received I-Dress following caesarean births at three health facilities in south-west Uganda...

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The disturbance of the inflammatory microenvironment is a frequent pathological trait of diabetic wounds, contributing to the emergence of numerous chronic illnesses. This is crucial in both the development and recovery of wounds caused by diabetes. This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of research on the inflammatory microenvironment within the domain of diabetic wounds (DW) over the past 10 years. The objective is to map out the current global research landscape, pinpoint the most significant areas of study and offer guidance for future research avenues...

The evidence on products for the prevention of radiodermatitis is limited. The primary objective was to analyse the effectiveness of the spray skin protectant 'non-burning barrier film' in the prevention of radiodermatitis with moist desquamation in patients with the anal canal and rectal cancer followed in nursing consultations compared to a standardised moisturiser based on Calendula officinalis and Aloe barbadensis. Single-blind randomised clinical trial. The study was performed in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 63 patients undergoing anal canal and rectal cancer treatment, randomised into one of the following two groups: an experimental group, which used a spray skin protectant and a control group, which used a moisturiser...

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Older Australians are at increased risk of skin tears with the risk not always recognised or the injury able to be prevented. This study externally validated Rayner et al. (2019) Skin Tear Risk Prediction Model in an independent aged cohort with a Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV from across multiple residential-care sites, over a 6-month period. A total of 362 individuals aged between 65 and 102.5 years completed the study. In all, 165-residents sustained one or more skin tears. Logistic regression analysis was conducted of the five variables (gender, previous history of skin tears, previous history of falls, purpura and solar elastosis) identified in the skin tear model...

The aim of this study was to investigate acute wound healing with dynamic optical coherence tomography (D-OCT). From 22 patients with 23 split skin graft donor sites, vessels at four wound edges, the wound bed, and adjacent and unaffected skin of the contralateral leg were measured by D-OCT at six time points from surgery to 4 weeks of healing. Changes in vessel orientation, density, diameter, morphology and pattern in horizontal, vertical and 3D images were analysed for wound healing and re-epithelialization...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common problem amongst diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) patients, associated with peripheral arterial disease. This analytic cross-sectional study investigates the diagnostic efficacy of the Toe Brachial Index (TBI) in the detection of CAD in 62 DFS patients. The presence of CAD was assessed by longitudinal strain echocardiography, a sensitive method that provides a more accurate measure of intrinsic left ventricular contractility than left ventricular ejection fraction, especially in diabetic patients...

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Objective of the study was to find the association of vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms (Fokl, Taql and Apal) with vitamin D levels in diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) patients in South India. In this case-control study, plasma vitamin D levels and VDR genotype frequencies of 70 cases (DFU patients) were compared with 70 diabetic (diabetes mellitus [DM] [non-DFU]) patients and 70 apparently healthy controls (HC) from South India. Plasma vitamin D levels were measured using the ELISA technique, and genotyping of VDR polymorphisms was carried out using real-time polymerase chain reaction...

Xu Q, Li Z. Effects of pneumatic compression therapy on wound healing in patients with venous ulcers: a meta-analysis. Int Wound J. 2023; 21(3): e14438. 10.1111/iwj.14438 The above article, published online on 07 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It came to the publisher's attention from a third party that a number of articles shared concerning similarities in format and structure...