title: Effects of cryoprecipitate on the healing of chronic wounds.
abstract: Basic research has promise for clinical wound healing. Purified wound healing growth factors are not available for clinical use, but they are present in plasma and platelets and have been used in patients. Chronic wounds would seem to be good for study since the wound surface is easily measured and the patient is anxious for progress. We have done a double-blinded pilot study using autologous cryoprecipitate on chronic wounds. Three of six patients showed wound healing progress; but only one patient's wounds healed permanently. One patient developed new diabetic ulcers, and one patient failed to keratinize epithelialized skin. Cryoprecipitate may promote wound healing, but further work awaits more purified healing factors. Simple measurement of the surface area of a chronic wound may not be adequate to describe all the processes of healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Steinbaum
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cucinell
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Hathaway
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: C026912:cryoprecipitate coagulum; D005169:Factor VIII; D005340:Fibrinogen