Conquer chronic wounds with wound bed preparation.
Acute wound healing follows an orderly sequence of biologic events requiring little intervention from the primary care provider. Chronic wounds fail to follow this progression and require wound bed preparation for healing. To manage chronic wounds, clinicians must understand and apply the biology of...
| Publicado en: | Nurse Practitioner Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 8 - 24 |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | algorithm CEU exam questions pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Mar2004
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | Acute wound healing follows an orderly sequence of biologic events requiring little intervention from the primary care provider. Chronic wounds fail to follow this progression and require wound bed preparation for healing. To manage chronic wounds, clinicians must understand and apply the biology of chronic wound healing. This article provides an evidence-based approach to guide clinicians in prescribing interventions to minimize, eliminate, or balance factors known to impair wound healing. |
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