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Pressure Injuries

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Advanced Therapies, Pressure Injuries

A Diagnostic-Driven Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating the Combination of an Antibiofilm Agent and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Serena, TE et al. Diagnostics 2024

Fluorescence imaging enabled real-time monitoring of bacterial burden, guiding adjustments to NPWT and biofilm-disrupting agent treatments in recalcitrant pressure ulcer care.

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Outcomes & Cost Effectiveness, Pressure Injuries

Improving Wound Healing and Infection Control in Long-term Care with Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging

Kelso, MR et al. Adv Skin & Wound Care 2024​

MolecuLight® imaging is fundamentally transforming wound healing and infection control in long-term care, offering a critical leap forward and significantly reducing the burden of complications.

This retrospective real-world study across 55 facilities revealed that patients treated with MolecuLight achieved a 71% higher healing rate, healed 28% faster, were up to 1.8 times more likely to heal, and experienced a dramatic 75% fewer complications.

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Pressure Injuries

Bacterial Autofluorescence Digital Imaging Guides Treatment in Stage 4 Pelvic Pressure Injuries: A Preliminary Case Series

Stiehl, J.B. Diagnostics 2021

MolecuLight precisely identified bacteria in pelvic pressure injuries (PIs), enhancing the understanding of PI infections, guiding treatment strategies like debridement and dressing adjustments, and enabling real-time monitoring of treatment efficacy.