Raquel Alcaraz Romàn
Student linked to group Line in Innovation in Wound Healing
Email: raquel.alcaraz@uvic.cat
Raquel is in her fourth year of Nursing degree at the University of Vic- Central University of Catalonia. She is very interested in wound care and geriatric nursing.
Currently, she is developing her TFG about quality of life in complex wounds and how it affects different groups of people, to develop the study, Raquel is doing internships in the clinical wound unit of the Hospital de la Santa Creu in collaboration with the Research Line in wound healing
My last happenings:
The Injury Clinic Unit has participated in the 12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
"HEALTH PREVENTION; THE NEW PARADIGM IN THE TREATMENT OF WOUNDS" held in Santiago de Chile on 10 and 11 with the participation of 1300 attendees. The Unit has presented the model of care and clinical and research aspects. Marta Ferrer of the Clinical Unit of wounds and member of the TR2Lab participated in 3 activities. As moderator of the table “Injuries Related to Dependency, a Preventable Pathology”, with the participation of speakers from Chile, Brazil, the United States, Spain and Ecuador, The presentation of a selected clinical case by Clara Masó and the [...]
Combination of advanced therapies to cure a Martorell Ulcer
Combination of advanced therapies to cure a Martorell Ulcer Authors: Clara Masó Albareda Keywords: Ulcer, platelet-rich plasma, skin grafts, complex wound. Abstract Atypical ulcers are included within the group of complex wounds, among which the Martorell hypertensive ulcer stands out. These skin wounds derive from ischemic processes caused by the obstruction of arterioles that affect elderly patients with a long history of hypertension. We present the case of an 82-year-old woman who was independent for basic and instrumental activities of daily living, without cognitive impairment, with initial frailty, and with a Martorell ulcer. The [...]
Clara Masó has obtained a PERIS grant from Generalitat de Catalunya
PhD student Clara Masó has obtained a grant, under a competitive bidding regime, for the financing of intensification contracts for nurses within the framework of the Strategic Plan for Health Research and Innovation (PERIS) 2022-2027 (ref. BDNS 755661). This concession allow the nurse to work entirely on her project throughout two years. The project that has been granted is an “Observational study of the effect of autologous punch skin grafting therapy in the treatment of complex skin wounds”.
