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2. Wound bed preparation - Wikipedia

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   A clinical evaluation of Prontosan wound cleanser was undertaken with ten community care patients where saline had been used for at least one month previously on wounds that had a mean duration of 2.6 years. [37] The findings include; an overall reduction in wound size, a reduction in malodour, reduction or elimination of wound pain.

3. Postoperative wounds - Wikipedia

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   Surgical wounds can become infected by bacteria, regardless if the bacteria is already present on the patient's skin or if the bacteria is spread to the patient due to contact with infected individuals. [5] Wound infections can be superficial (skin only), deep (muscle and tissue), or spread to the organ or space where the surgery occurred. [5]

4. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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   Negative pressure wound therapy device. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess exudate and promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and second- and third-degree burns.

5. Total contact casting - Wikipedia

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   However, despite the availability of specialist kits, there still exists a large "gap in practice" between the accepted gold standard of care and the number of patients currently treated with this standard of care. The US Wound Registry (USWR) data from 2007 to 2013 shows that of 11,784 patients treated for DFUs, only 16% received TCC. [14]

6. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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   Wound care encourages and speeds wound healing via cleaning and protection from reinjury or infection. Depending on each patient's needs, it can range from the simplest first aid to entire nursing specialties such as wound, ostomy, and continence nursing and burn center care.

7. Emergency bleeding control - Wikipedia

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   The type of wound (incision, laceration, puncture, etc.) has a major effect on the way a wound is managed, as does the area of the body affected and presence of any foreign objects in the wound. A serious wound or any complication may require a call to emergency medical services. Any wound requires being disinfected after it stops bleeding.