Demystifying debridement: introducing a new approach to mechanical debridement.
This meeting report focuses on wound debridement, emphasizing its role as a fundamental, ongoing process in effective wound bed preparation to promote healing, particularly in chronic wounds. Debridement involves the removal of devitalized tissue, slough, microorganisms, biofilm, extracellular polym...
| Publicado en: | Wounds UK Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 71 - 76 |
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| Formato: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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SB Communications Group, A Schofield Media Company
2026
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
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