title: A summary of posters presented at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care: 2003 and 2004.
abstract: Poster topics and study designs presented at the 2003 and 2004 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care were summarized and compared to gain insight into current wound care developments and trends. The percentage of product-related posters increased from 54% in 2003 to 76.5% in 2004. The greatest increase was observed in the so-called physical treatment modalities category (eg, vacuum-assisted closure, electrical stimulation). They represented 11% of poster topics in 2003 compared to more than 25% in 2004. The proportion of laboratory research studies presented decreased from 25% to 10% of posters while the percentage of clinical case studies increased from 40% to 50%. These observations may provide useful information to clinicians and manufacturers.
authors.affiliation: Bogart Medical, Inc., lbogart2@comcast.net
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bogart
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*