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Xylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly—a nurse explains causes and treatment
They were filled with black and yellow dead tissue and tunneled deep into the skin. They were not wounds from infection but rather from tissue death or necrosis. Initially, our clinic patients ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News9d
Pressure mounts to understand end-of-life skin failure as regulatory and legal costs rise
Two noted wound experts are calling for research that could lead to a universal definition of and diagnosis criteria for end-of-life skin failure.
Medscape23d
Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis
The surgical wound, treated with topical antimicrobial agents (silver sulfadiazine), healed within 4 weeks. Warfarin- induced skin necrosis affecting the right breast. Warfarin- induced skin ...
Medscape5d
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Complicated by Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis
Local wound care was given to manage the WISN ... Conclusion: A patient with HIT developed severe skin necrosis after initiation of warfarin therapy. Warfarin is an integral component of heparin ...