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Wound cleansing: a key player in the implementation of the TIME paradigm
- Source :
- Journal of wound care. 25
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The concept of wound bed preparation can be implemented using the TIME paradigm. Chronic wounds are mostly characterised by prolonged inflammation and increased bioburden. Removal of wound biofilm and devitalised tissue, which is an ideal environment for bacterial growth, can help address the I in TIME. Wound cleansing aims to remove contaminants, debris, dressing remnants and superficial slough from the wound. Some wound cleansers contain surfactants, which reduce the surface tension of a liquid, enabling it to spread further over a surface. This article describes how these solutions can be used to debride the wound surface without damaging healthy cells.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Nursing (miscellaneous)
Pyridines
medicine.medical_treatment
Dentistry
Wound surface
Bioburden
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Wound bed preparation
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Wound cleansing
Therapeutic Irrigation
Debridement
integumentary system
business.industry
fungi
food and beverages
Wound infection
Bandages
Surgery
Biofilms
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Wound Infection
Wounds and Injuries
Fundamentals and skills
Imines
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09690700
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of wound care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7c7af25d7833d6df378b98c5ab495be4