1. Debridement options for the interprofessional team.
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RAJHATHY, ERIN M., HILL, MARY C., TRAN, DAVID L., REN-WEN HUANG, CHIU, ERNEST S., SIBBALD, GARY, and AYELLO, ELIZABETH A.
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HOME nursing , *WELL-being , *WOUND healing , *TRAUMATOLOGY diagnosis , *DEBRIDEMENT , *HEALTH services accessibility , *CONTINUING education units , *DISEASES , *NURSING practice , *SURGICAL site infections , *INTERDISCIPLINARY education , *DECISION making in clinical medicine , *WOUND care , *SURGICAL dressings , *BANDAGES & bandaging - Abstract
Debridement is a core component of chronic wound management. Although various debridement methods exist, each carries a unique patient risk level. This article discusses the different normal tissue components that are critical to safe debridement practice, various methods of wound debridement for nurses, and the importance of an interprofessional team and consulting a wound specialist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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