(CS-063) Effective Treatment For Infected Chronic Wounds With HEMASTYL R®
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<b>Introduction</b>: <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Despite decades of advancement in wound healing management, infected chronic wounds are still a major health issue often requiring surgical management including amputations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prevalence of chronic wounds are estimated to be 2.21 per 1000 population. Here we document healing of five infected, chronic, vascular wounds treated with the Hemastyl R<sup>®</sup> gel wound dressing (Rapid Nexus Inc, Irvine, CA). </span><br/><br/><b>Methods</b>: <p class="MsoNormal">Five patients exhibiting co-morbidities with 2 to 8 years old large chronic leg wounds including four suggested for amputation were treated with the Hemastyl R<sup>® </sup>anti-infective multi-nanotechnology wound healing dressing twice daily without debridement in the patient’s own home. Wound areas were measured from wound photographs using NIH ImageJ software. Wound closure rate per week was calculated from wound area measurements.</p><br/><br/><b>Results</b>: <p class="MsoNormal">Wounds were closed on average 95.5% in 7 to 40 weeks. Wound closure rate ranged from 2.5% to 11.6% per week. Necrosis in and around wounds and severe cyanosis surrounding wounds were cleared in early weeks of the wound management.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wounds were repaired without infection with treatment. Wounds’ peripheral blood circulation was restored and patients were able to walk without any issues.</p><br/><br/><b>Discussion</b>: <p class="MsoNormal">Rapid Nexus Hemastyl R<sup>® </sup>treatment repaired years old non-healing wounds, eliminating infection on day 1 and day 2 of treatment. Peripheral blood circulation was effectively restored. The Rapid Nexus Hemastyl R<sup>® </sup>is a promising technology to provide an effective wound healing solution for infected non-healing wounds in patients with co-morbidities.</p><br/><br/><b>Trademarked Items</b>: Hemastyl R<br/><br/><b>References</b>: <br/><br/>