Intermittent Topical Wound Oxygen: ‘It needs to no longer be seen as late-stage therapy’

This advertorial is sponsored by AOTI. Two prominent vascular surgeons discuss a rising tide of evidence pointing toward benefits of adjunct use of cyclically pressurized Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) therapy in the treatment of vascular ulceration. The best way to…
Exploring the effectiveness of Topical Wound Oxygen therapy in diabetic foot and venous leg ulcers: ‘A new, different functionality that penetrates the wound’

This advertorial is sponsored by AOTI. Until about a decade and a half ago, vascular surgeon Alisha Oropallo, MD, could be counted among the skeptics. Back then, she says, topical wound oxygen therapy for nonhealing vascular wounds did not have…
Cyclical-pressure Topical Wound Oxygen therapy emerges as a proven wound-healing device for diabetic foot ulcers, showing great promise in venous leg ulcers

This advertorial is sponsored by AOTI. Enrico Ascher, MD, and Natalie Marks, MD, currently combine for close to 60 years of vascular surgery practice experience in New York City’s 3 million-strong populous borough of Brooklyn. Between them they see a…
Europe: ESVS publishes 2022 guidelines on management of chronic venous disease of the lower limb

The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has released 2022 clinical practice guidelines on the management of chronic venous disease (CVD) of the lower limb to update its 2015 recommendations. The document, authored by Marianne De Maeseneer, MD, a venous…
Researchers develop ‘world’s first’ smart bandage that detects multiple biomarkers for chronic wound monitoring

A research team led by Lim Chwee Teck, PhD, from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), in collaboration with clinical partners from Singapore General Hospital, has developed a…
Deep venous stenting presents advantage over ablation in achieving better ulcer healing rates, AVF 2020 told

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—“Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) secondary to deep venous stenosis represents a distinct class of patients who require a unique treatment paradigm,” stated Abhisekh Mohapatra, a vascular surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, presenting results…

