2020
Safety of compression therapy for venous ulcer disease in the setting of congestive heart failure
Attaran RR, Cavanaugh A, Tsay C, Ahmad T, Chaar C, Persing S, Hsia H. Safety of compression therapy for venous ulcer disease in the setting of congestive heart failure. Phlebology The Journal Of Venous Disease 2020, 35: 556-560. PMID: 32028849, DOI: 10.1177/0268355520905178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureCongestive heart failure populationVenous ulcer diseaseHeart failure populationHeart failureCompression therapyUlcer diseaseFailure populationCongestive heart failure exacerbationStable congestive heart failureDiuretic dose increaseHeart failure exacerbationMainstay of treatmentHeart failure decompensationWound care centerLarge teaching hospitalRetrospective reviewCare centerPatient outcomesTeaching hospitalRegistry dataPatientsTherapyWeight gainCompression period
2018
The Impact of Microbial Communities on Wound Healing
Xu Z, Hsia HC. The Impact of Microbial Communities on Wound Healing. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2018, 81: 113-123. PMID: 29746280, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWound healingVenous insufficiency ulcersHealth care systemClinical factorsDefinitive treatmentDiabetic footPressure ulcersMicrobiome findingsAcute woundsImproved healingEnormous burdenChronic woundsComparison of findingsWound microbiotaBacteriophage therapyCare systemWound microbiomeExact roleWoundsHealingMore studiesUlcersMicrobiome compositionMajor bacteriaMicrobiome