the monthly international wound-care journal
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Editor Rachel Webb rachel.webb@markallengroup.com Consultant Editor Tracy Cowan Chief Sub Editor Camila Fronzo Sub Editor Lindsey Stewart Commercial Manager Fenella Wenham fenella.wenham@markallengroup.com Circulation Director Sally Boettcher sally.boettcher@markallengroup.com Production Manager Jon Redmayne Production Assistant Larry Oakes Editorial Director Julie Smith Publisher Andrew Iafrati Publishing Director Chloe Benson Managing Director Anthony Kerr anthony.kerr@markallengroup.com Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen
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Cover picture: Sherbet straws © Adobe Stock/Monkey Business This year’s cover theme is sweets and treats
P 262 Clinical application of a 3D-printed scaffold in chronic wound
treatment: a case series Treatment using 3D-printed scaffolds or 3D-printing powder mixed with platelet-rich fibrinogen. Haining Sun, Huayao Lv, Fanghui Qiu, Duolun Sun, Yue Gao, Ning Chen, YongKe Zheng, Kunxue Deng, Yaya Yang, Haitao Zhang, Tao Xu, Dongni Ren E 273 Antibiotic resistance and biofilm tolerance: a combined threat in
the treatment of chronic infections These are now a major threat to public health and the author examines how we got to this point and what can be done about it. Philip G. Bowler P 278 Ultrasound-assisted debridement of neuroischaemic diabetic foot
ulcers, clinical and microbiological effects: a case series A prospective, single-centre study, involving 24 neuroischaemic DFUs, Soft tissue punch biopsies were taken both before and after wound debridement sessions. José Luis Lázaro-Martínez, Francisco Javier Álvaro-Afonso, Yolanda García-Álvarez, Raúl Juan MolinesBarroso, Esther García-Morales, David Sevillano-Fernández
288 Wound centres—how do we obtain high quality? The EWMA
Mwound centre endorsement project A programme focused on characteristics such as target population and types of centres. Finn Gottrup, Andrea Pokorná, Julie Bjerregaard, Hubert Vuagnat P 296 Microcurrent as an adjunct therapy to accelerate chronic wound
healing and reduce patient pain A total of 100 patients with chronic wounds, were loaned a home-microcurrent device to treat themselves three times a day for four weeks. Harikrishna K.R. Nair P 310 Perception of diabetic foot ulcers among general practitioners in
four European countries: knowledge, skills and urgency The study included 600 questionnaires and 1188 patient cases of DFU management. José Luis Garcia-Klepzig, Juan Pedro Sánchez-Ríos, Chris Manu, Raju Ahluwalia, Claas Lüdemann, Marco Meloni, Elisabetta Lacopi, Víctor Rodriguez-Saenz De Buruaga, Benjamin Bouillet, Julien Vouillarmet, José Luis Lázaro-Martínez, Kristien Van Acker R 320 Comparison of antimicrobial activity of selected, commercially
available wound dressing materials A study of eight dressings containing different antimicrobial agents: silver, chlorhexidine acetate, povidone-iodine, and manuka honey. Piotr Szweda, Grzegorz Gorczyca, Robert Tylingo P 327 Care and treatment of a rare Mycobacterium avium complex-
infected wound: a case report Case of a 47-year-old woman with a full-thickness, infected wound on her back, which had been present for two months. Min Wei, Qixia Jiang, Jiandong Wang R 334 High dose oral vitamin C and mesenchymal stem cells aid wound
healing in a diabetic mouse model A study of wound healing rates in diabetic mice given high dose VitC and MSCs. Susama Chokesuwattanaskul, Supakanda Sukpat, Jatuporn Duangpatra, Saranya Buppajarntham, Pakanat Decharatanachart, Apiwat Mutirangura, Suthiluk Patumraj P 342 The use of sub-epidermal moisture measurement in predicting
blanching erythema in jaundice patients The SEM was assessedin 22 participants, which was shown to be associated with early skin damage. Seungmi Park, Chul-Gyu Kim, Ji Woon Ko
257 Editorial: Future technologies versus basic guidelines
Rachel Webb
259 Guest editorial: Making sense of the p-value (part 2)
John Stephenson
308 Comment: Conflict over the need for evidence when choosing
dressings for chronic wounds William J. Jeffcoate
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