Journal of Wound Care

The Journal of Wound Care provides the latest evidence-based information and best practice procedures. Keep up-to-date on all aspects of wound care, including the prevention and treatment of wounds and associated skin conditions. All articles are peer-reviewed by an expert panel of advisors and reviewers, and include the latest state-of-the-art research and clinical practice articles. Subscribe now to make sure you receive the latest issue in newsstand as soon as it is published

In this final edition of 2023, our cover story examines the antimicrobial effects of a borate-based bioactive glass wound matrix on wound-relevant pathogens. The efficacy and safety of autologous platelet-rich plasma for diabetic foot ulcers is the focus of a systematic review and meta-analysis. A case series describes the continuum of care in hard-to-heal wounds in which copper dressings were applied, and a single-centre retrospective study examines the clinical characteristics of Martorell hypertensive ischaemic leg ulcer. The impact of comorbidities on mortality in patients with non-traumatic major lower extremity amputation were evaluated, and a prospective study evaluates the impact of Corynebacterium striatium on hard-to-heal peripheral wounds.

 

The WUWHS supplement edition features a retrospective study on the epidemiology of alcohol burns at a major burn centre in North China; an evaluation of the use of policresulen to treat hypergranulation tissue around drainage tubes; a multicentre study on the management of diabetic foot ulcers using topical probiotics in a soybean-based concentrate; and the wound healing efficacy of a polymeric spray film solution containing Centella asiatica leaf extract on acute wounds is discussed.