Adv Skin Wound Care. 2006 Nov-Dec;19(9):506-17; quiz 517-9.

Debridement: a vital component of wound bed preparation.

Kirshen C, Woo K, Ayello EA, Sibbald RG.

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External McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To provide practitioners with an overview of debridement and its role in wound healing.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses who assess and treat wounds.

OBJECTIVES:

After reading the article and taking the test, the reader should be able to: 1. Discuss the physiologic process of wound healing and the rationale for debridement. 2. Describe evidence-based indications for and methods of debridement.

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