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Fig. 39.2 A 68-year-old man with a 5× 3 cm necrotic
pressure ulcer in the chin due to mechanical ventilation in
the prone position for ARDS COVID-19 related (a).
Initial surgical debridement of the necrotic eschar was
performed followed by wound care using daily heliotherapy, hyaluronic acid/collagenasis ointment, and parafn
gauze. Secondary-intention wound healing was achieved
in around 2 months leaving an anesthetic scarring area
(b). Secondary autologous fat grafting was performed
8months later improving the chin contour and projection
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39.8 Conclusions
This chapter is to provide an overview of the various reconstructive options available for the treatment of chronic pressure ulcers in common and
atypical anatomical locations. At present, no consensus has been established regarding the most
appropriate reconstructive procedure for chronic
pressure ulcers in particular locations. Several
factors can guide for the suitable reconstructive
option including the ulcer defect and grade, risk
factors, general condition of the patient, quality
of the surrounding tissues, morbidity of the donor
site, surgeon preference and microsurgical experience, and the patient’s expectations. The patient
education and compliance in the preoperative and
postoperative period are of paramount importance especially regarding the rehabilitation protocol and pressure preventive regimes.Financial
Disclosure StatementThe authors have nothing to
disclose. No funding was received for this
article.
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AntoninoSpeciale, MartinaMaltese,
TizianoPergolizzi, andAdrianaCordova
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40.1 Introduction
Conventionally, skin ulcers are dened as tissue
lesions that show poor or no tendency to spontaneous healing [1].
Ulcers are frequently encountered in the general population, with an estimated prevalence of
about 0.3% at the age of 60 and up to 5% at the
age of 90, and occur in patients in all healthcare
settings, thus representing one of the most widespread and challenging pathologies in wound
care [2].
They have a strong impact on patient’s functional ability and psychosocial well-being [3].
For this reason, appropriate and timely treatment
is mandatory in order to reduce the morbidity
burden associated with the disease and improve
the patient’s quality of life. However, there is still
a lack of implementation of evidence-based
guidelines for ulcer treatment in daily clinical
practice, which leads to poor outcomes.
Therefore, in order to provide promptness and
continuity of treatments, to ensure high levels of
care, and nally to improve the overall management of the pathology, each patient with an ulcer
should be included in a diagnostic and therapeu-
E. Cammarata · F. Toia (*) · A. Speciale ·
M. Maltese · T. Pergolizzi · A. Cordova
University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
e-mail: emanuele.cammarata@unipa.it;
francesca.toia@unipa.it; antonino.speciale01@unipa.it;
martina.maltese@unipa.it; tiziano.pergolizzi@unipa.it
tic care pathway (DTCP), a predetermined succession of diagnostic and therapeutic activities
that encompasses several types of specialists and
based on the latest scientic evidence [4].
Considering the complexity and the multiple
etiologies of skin ulcers, treatment should be
multidisciplinary (dermatologists, general surgeons, vascular surgeons, plastic surgeons, infectiologists, and other clinicians) and tailored to the
individual, with the aim of targeting the specic
condition.
The implementation of a DTCP and the creation of dedicated disease-specic paths, reinforcing collaboration between the territorial
services and the hospitals, are the keys to:
– Reduce costs through outpatient and home
management of uncomplicated cases.
– Improve outcomes through the selection of
complex cases that need referral to a rst- or
second-level center for surgical treatment [5].
40.2 Etiological Classication
andGeneral Assessment
Skin ulcers have a complex and multifactorial
pathogenesis. They are classied based on etiology into different categories, each with its own
typical location, depth, and appearance: venous
ulcers, arterial and mixed ulcers, diabetic ulcers,
pressure ulcers, traumatic ulcers, inammatory
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and vascular ulcers, and neoplastic ulcers. Ulcers
related to venous insufciency are the most
common type, accounting for about/almost 70%
of cases. Arterial and mixed etiology ulcers represent 10% and 15% of cases, respectively, with
the remaining 5% of ulcers resulting from other
less common causes [6]. In order of frequency,
the most affected body sites are the medial inferior third of the leg, and the medial and the anterior part of the ankle and the foot [3].
To appropriately treat a skin ulcer, an understanding of the pathophysiology of the wound is
critical, as each type deserves a specic
treatment.
Initially, all chronic wounds should be evaluated as stated by the TIME principle, which represents the backbone of treatment: tissue type
characterization (epithelializing, granulating,
sloughy, and necrotic) detection of infection
(contamination, colonization, and local or systemic infection), moisture balance (wet vs. dry,
how much exudate is there?), and wound edges
assessment (plain, rolled, cliff, and erythematous) [7].
Assessment should start with a thorough clinical physical examination, which can often guide
an adequate initial workup. The wound location,
size (surface area in cm2), depth, the presence of
drainage and tissue type, as well as peripheral
pulses should be documented.
Some common diagnostic tests might also be
performed in order to orient the future treatment:
a vascular assessment including ankle-brachial
pressure index (ABPI), doppler ultrasound, and/
or angiography to detect venous reux and/or
peripheral arterial disease, a microbiological
swab to rule out infection, a tissue biopsy in case
of atypical nonhealing wounds with doubt regarding malignancy or rheumatic disease, a rheumatic
panel, a blood glucose test including glycated
hemoglobin (HbA1c), a urinalysis to assess glycemic control, and a plain X-ray as an initial
screening of underlying osteomyelitis, followed
by eventual CT/MRI scan [4, 8].
After these general measures are done, the
ulcer must be correctly diagnosed and classied
by suspected etiology, so that appropriate care
can be provided (Table40.1).
Table 40.1 Etiological classication of skin ulcers
Ulcer type Typical appearance and location
Venous • Shallow ulcer
• No eschar
• Located in the gaiter region (often over the medial aspect of the leg)
Pressure • Supercial or deep
• Located over bony prominences (sacrum and heels) or other areas subjected to unrelieved
pressure
Arterial • A deep ulcer that appears “punched-out,” with well-demarcated borders
• Pale, non-granulating base
• +/− Eschar
• +/− Exposure of deep structures
• Located over toes and heels
Diabetic • Supercial to deep
• Extensive callus formation
• +/− Associated deformity
• Located in the hand and foot (stocking and glove distribution)
Traumatic • Located in an area of previous trauma or burns
Neoplastic • Rolled edges
• Located in the context of an area of chronic inammation or scarring (chronic wounds, burn
injuries, venous ulcers, osteomyelitis, and radiation dermatitis)
Vasculitic • Often symmetrical
• Irregular edges
• Associated satellite lesions
• Located in the inner side of the lower limbs
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40.3 Common Principles
ofTreatments
In the management of skin ulcers, the treatment
of the underlying pathology is always mandatory, but a regular approach, that is common for
every type of ulcer, can be outlined/schematized as follows/consists of four important
steps.
40.3.1 Debridement
Debridement is the removal of dead cells and
bacterial biolms and is the rst-line treatment
for skin ulcers, representing a key factor in wound
healing. Several different types of debridement
are available: autolytic, enzymatic, biologic, and
surgical, using either sharp technique or high-
a
pressure water jet dissection (hydrosurgical
debridement) [9, 10] (Fig.40.1).
40.3.2 Infection Control
Treatment of associated infection (if present) is
another key element in ulcer management.
Infection is generally controlled with topical
agents, including dressings with silver, polyhexamethylene biguanide, and cadexomer iodine.
Antimicrobial washes may also be benecial if
the presence of a biolm is suspected. If signs of
systemic infection or cellulitis are present, systemic antibiotics may also be indicated.
Moreover, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
can be useful as an additional anti-infective agent
[11, 12]. Final reconstruction is usually deferred
after negative results of antimicrobial swabs.
b
c
Fig. 40.1 Surgical debridement of a venous ulcer on the
lateral malleolar region. (a) Preoperative picture. (b)
Intraoperative marking of the entire surface of the ulcer
with blue methylene dye. (c) Mechanical sharp debride-
d
ment with a Volkmann spoon. (d) “Radical” debridement
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40.3.3 Wound Bed Preparation
(WBP)
Preliminary wound bed preparation is crucial for
a successful reconstruction. It can be performed
with advanced medications and/or negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) [13–16].
40.3.4 Wound Closure
Wound closure is the nal step of ulcer management. Healing can be achieved by secondary
intention, through re-epithelialization from the
margins of the wound or the skin appendages, or
by rst intention or reconstruction in one or more
surgical stages, using dermal substitutes, grafts,
and different types of local and free aps.
Nevertheless, each ulcer subtype deserves a specic treatment based on its etiology, and some
reconstructive procedures could be not indicated
in certain ulcer subtypes.
For example, skin grafts are a valid option in
case of venous ulcers but are not appropriate in
case of deep pressure ulcers, which need to be
reconstructed with well-vascularized tissue, in
order to provide thickness and ll dead spaces. In
this case, locoregional or free aps are the technique of choice, and, as a general rule, cutaneous
or fasciocutaneous aps are preferred at rst
while muscular aps are considered as a second
lifeboat option in case of reconstructive failure
[17].
However, a thorough description of ulcertype- specic reconstructive techniques is not the
subject of this paragraph and will be further provided below.
40.4 Indications forHospital
Surgical Referral intheDTCP
After a rst assessment in primary care settings,
patients with uncomplicated ulcers are usually
managed by the general practitioner and successfully treated at home by community nurses.
In selected difcult cases, when healing is not
obtained with basic methods, the management of
skin ulcers should be addressed in a timely way
at a specialized rst- or second-level center for a
more extensive and structured treatment by a
coordinated multidisciplinary team [3].
Particularly, the following conditions require
referral to a specialized center/unit for surgical
treatment:
– Non-healing ulcers: ulcers not following
expected healing progression within 6weeks
(no or poor improvement in ulcer measure-
ment), dened as less than 40% reduction in
surface area, with a standard pathway of care
consisting in best management of wound
through conventional dressings.
– Ulcers greater than 6 months old at rst
diagnosis.
– Large ulcers (greater axis>10cm or surface
>100cm2).
– More than three episodes of local wound bed
infection.
– Rapid deterioration of the ulcer.
– Osteotendinous exposure.
– Gangrene after revascularization.
– Suspected malignant ulcer in which a skin
biopsy is mandatory to rule out cancer.
– Recurrent ulcers, regardless of the previous
criteria [5, 18–20].
40.5 Specic Recommendations
Based onUlcer Subtype
40.5.1 Venous Ulcers
Venous ulcers of the lower limbs (VLU), identied as stasis ulcers, stasis dermatitis, or varicose
ulcers, are the most severe and devastating form
of chronic venous disease (CVD) and account
for about 80% of lower extremity ulcerations.
VLU affects approximately 1% of the general
population in most countries, and the incidence
rate increases with age and female gender [21].
They are classically located over the medial
aspect of the leg but may also extend circumferentially in severe cases. In the clinical view,
venous ulcers occur due to “pure” venous
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which arterial ischemia, lymphedema, autoimmune disease, local trauma, infection, and other
processes coexist with venous hypertension. The
mixed ulcers often have a different rate of healing and demand additional treatment beyond the
cially in the case of deep ulcers, because they can
provide a better morphological result through the
augmentation of dermal thickness [23].
A correct grafting procedure should follow
some important principles:
appropriate venous measures for healing to
occur [22].
– Graft adherence to the wound bed with no
tenting effect through the preparation of a
40.5.1.1 Operative Management
At rst, a surgical debridement should be always
performed to remove supercial necrotic tissue,
and excessive bacterial and cellular burden of
dead and senescent cells.
In the case of non-infected venous ulcers, it is
not necessary to prepare the wound bed using
smooth wound bed surface.
– Sterility and infection control with Argentum-
based antimicrobial wound dressings.
– Adequate compression with foams.
– Strong xation of the graft and immobility
through the use of counterposed stitches.
– Non-adherence of the dressing at removal.
negative pressure devices, and the reconstruction
can be performed in a single surgical step.
A skin graft is the more common reconstructive surgery for shallow venous ulcers. However,
dermal substitutes are a feasible option too, espe-
Finally, the treatment of the associated venous
perforator incompetence by ligation could be
useful for complete recovery and normalization
of the venous pressure [24] (Fig.40.2).
ab c
Fig. 40.2 Case of chronic venous leg ulcer in a 70-yearold man with venous insufciency, peripheral arteriopathy, and lymphatic drainage dysfunction. (a)
Post-debridement ulcer. (b) Postoperative picture 1week
after reconstruction with a skin graft. (c) Final result 1
month after surgery
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