Diagnosing and managing wound infection.
This article describes the wound infection continuum in surgical, acute and chronic wounds. The phases are: contamination, colonisation, local infection and finally spreading and systemic infection. Clinicians need to be familiar with the signs and symptoms of local infection in order to put strateg...
| Published in: | Journal of Community Nursing Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 26 - 33 |
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| Format: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wound Care People Limited
Aug2022
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | This article describes the wound infection continuum in surgical, acute and chronic wounds. The phases are: contamination, colonisation, local infection and finally spreading and systemic infection. Clinicians need to be familiar with the signs and symptoms of local infection in order to put strategies in place to prevent a 'full blown' wound infection and to recognise how the signs and symptoms differ by wound type. The article looks at the most recent guidance on wound infection management strategies, together with the identification and treatment of suspected biofilms and the two-week challenge, used in clinical practice to disrupt biofilms. Wound cleansing and the use of antimicrobial dressings and topical antiseptics are also discussed. |
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