Relationship Between pH Shifts and Rate of Healing in Chronic Nonhealing Venous Stasis Lower-Extremity Wounds

Venous stasis ulcers represent the majority of lower-extremity ulcers and place a considerable financial burden on the American health care system. Current standard of care therapies remain sub-optimal with 50% of venous stasis ulcers remaining unhealed after 4 months. Sixteen consecutive wounds were enrolled across 8 participants at a single center and underwent pH-driven therapy in addition to standard care as dictated by physicians. Following wound debridement, the pH of the wound bed was measured using pH strips.

Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - March 5, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Arthur Tarricone, Karla De La Mata, Simon Chen, Prakash Krishnan, Samantha Landau, Ronald Soave Tags: Original Research Source Type: research