title: Prologue: transformational healing solutions.
abstract: In recent years, the provision of wound care for patients has dramatically improved through the development of new therapeutic options, allowing for a wide range of wound care therapy choices. In June 2014, an educational International Surgical Wound Forum (ISWF) was held to present current options in wound care to a multidisciplinary group of healthcare providers. Topics included negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d), surgical incision management (SIM), use of NPWT in the management of the open abdomen, epidermal skin harvesting, and advanced wound dressings. This supplement provides in-depth discussion of some of the topics covered at the 2014 ISWF.
authors: Dean of Clinical Innovation, Head of Wound Healing Research Unit (WHRU), School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
authors: Keith
authors: K
authors: Harding
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001458:Bandages; D001645:Biguanides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012996:Solutions; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D003226:Congresses as Topic
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001645:Biguanides; D012996:Solutions
keywords: epidermal skin harvesting; instillation therapy; negative pressure wound therapy; surgical incision management; wound dressings