Publications by authors named "A O Iyun"
Introduction: Topical agents applied to the burn wound as first aid measures have been noted to impact outcomes. The application of cool running water is effective when administered for at least 20 min within 3 h of burn as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association. However, the American Burn Association recommends running water for 5 min, and only in minor burns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prevalence of chronic wounds is expected to rise with the increasing elderly population in the society. This rise in prevalence of chronic wounds comes with its consequences such as wound pain and interference with activities of daily living. There's a paucity of data on the impact of chronic wounds in our clime.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe incidence and prevalence of chronic wounds from a major plastic surgery service from a metropolitan city in south western Nigeria: A sixteen-year retrospective review.
J Tissue Viability
November 2024
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- Chronic wounds significantly affect patients’ quality of life and healthcare costs, with challenges in accurately assessing their prevalence due to varying definitions and study designs in different regions.
- A study conducted between January 2007 and December 2022 analyzed data from 866 patients, revealing an annual average of 330 chronic wound cases, primarily post-traumatic wounds, most commonly affecting males aged 41.7 years.
- There is a strong correlation between older age and the occurrence of chronic wounds, especially on the legs, highlighting the need for improved care of acute wounds to mitigate the burden of chronic wounds.
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- * The study revealed that the majority of those with CRE had received antibiotics, particularly third-generation cephalosporins, within the past month, indicating potential links between antibiotic use and CRE colonization.
- * Antimicrobial resistance was prominent, with a high percentage of CRE isolates showing resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics, though susceptibility to tigecycline and colistin was comparatively lower.
Background: Preoperative localisation of perforators aids in easy intraoperative dissection. Infrared thermography is a simple, safe, and effective tool with a short learning curve that is useful in identifying perforators. It has been found to have a high concordance rate when compared with computed tomography angiography and is useful in identifying arterial perforators in the leg.
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