Clinical Case Studies
Clinical Case Studies
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF THE EFFICACY OF DRAWTEX WOUND CARE SOLUTIONS
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Biofilm removal / suppression
Assessing the effects of Drawtex® dressings on wound biofilms
Poster (Wolcott) | Wounds 2012 1 (Wolcott) | Wounds 2012 2 (Wolcott)
Burn wounds
Evaluating the efficacy of Drawtex® dressings on burn wounds
Battery acid burns | Burns poster (Moffatt) | Reduction of multi-drug-resistant pathogens in burns (Carney B) | Infected burn models poster (Ortiz R) | Infected burn models 2012 (Ortiz R) | Drawtex® in partial thickness burns (Karlnoski R) | Drawtex® in thermal wounds 2012 (Karlnoski R) | Surgical science 2013 (Smith et al)
Buruli ulcer
The global impact of Buruli ulcers and their treatment with hydroconductive dressings
Complex surgical wounds
Looking at how Drawtex ® improves healing in complex surgical wounds
Drawtex® use in complex wounds | Complex lower limb wounds | Case series – Doncaster UK (Johnson S)
Cost-effectiveness of Drawtex®
Assessing the economic benefits of choosing Drawtex® as a cost-effective and high-performance wound dressing solution.
Debridement ability
The ability of Drawtex® to effectively and selectively debride wounds
Debridement of the necrotic heel | Poster (Livingstone) | Poster (Denham)
Delayed wound healing due to immunosuppression therapy
Evaluating the impact of Drawtex® wound dressings on wounds experiencing delayed healing due to immunosuppression therapy
Detoxification of venous leg ulcers
A series of studies assessing Drawtex®’s ability to detoxify venous leg ulcers
Management of chronic VLUs | Wounds 2012 (Wendelken M) | Poster (Phillip Lichtenstein)
Drawtex® use with venous leg ulcers
Looking at Drawtex®’s ability to improve healing in VLUs
Poster (Lichtenstein) | Poster 2011 (Alvarez)| Poster(Goosen)
Enterocutaneous fistulas
How enterocutaneous fistulas can be treated with Drawtex® hydroconductive dressings
Maxillofacial surgery
Degloving facial injury treated with Drawtex® hydroconductive dressing
Mechanism of action of hydroconductive wound dressings
Explaining and demonstrating Drawtex®’s main modes of action
Poster of chronic wounds | Chronic wounds 2012 (Ochs D) | Ostomy wound management (Couch K) | Podiatry management 2012 (McGuire et al)
Multiple uses in clinical practice
Outlining the various uses and effectivity of Drawtex® hydroconductive dressings
Wound bed preparation for pressure ulcers and VLUs
Objective quantitative analysis of Drawtex® in wound bed preparation for pressure ulcers and venous leg ulcers
Possible alternative to negative pressure wound therapy
Providing a case for Drawtex® hydroconductive dressings as an alternative to negative pressure wound therapy
Reducing the barriers to wound healing
How Drawtex® can reduce the barriers to wound healing by offering an effective, convenient and versatile solution
Article for BMJ (Bullough L) | Case study – Doncaster UK (Johnson S)
Reduction in wound size
Analysing Drawtex®’s ability to rapidly reduce the size of wounds
Removal of pathogenicity and virulence factors
How Drawtex® can be combined with silver antimicrobial barrier systems for a unique and effective treatment for heavily contaminated and infected wounds
Combination of Drawtex® and silver poster (Hiebert J) | Surgical science 2013 (Moffatt et al)
Surgical wounds
Assessing the use of Drawtex® in various surgical wounds and applications
Drawtex® use in amputations (Couch K) | Pilonidal disease 2012 (Maddox et al) | Dehisced surgical wounds 2013 (Couch K)
Traumatic avulsive wounds
Looking at the use of Drawex® dressings to treat traumatic avulsive wounds of the face
Poster (Perumal) | Traumatic face avulsion (Colin Perumal / Robson)
Treatment and prevention of skin excoriation in children
The use of Drawtex® dressings in preventing and treating skin excoriation in children
Use with tracheostomy
Assessing the use of Drawtex® Tracheostomy Dressing and its efficacy in managing exudate
Wound bed preparation
Studies and articles examining the use of Drawtex® in general wound bed preparation
Optimising wound bed preparation | Wounds 2012 (Wolvos T) | Ostomy wound management 2012 (Robson M) | Ostomy wound management 2012 (Spruce P)