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Timing is important to wound healing. Critically, the timing of wound re-epithelialization can decide the outcome of the healing. [11] If the epithelization of tissue over a denuded area is slow, a scar will form over many weeks, or months; [12] [13] If the epithelization of a wounded area is fast, the healing will result in regeneration.
Among other factors that may impede the healing of a wound are: [8] [9] patient's age [10] obesity [11] presence of infection [9] poor nutrition or hydration [12] [13] prescribed medication [14] substance abuse and smoking [15] [16] general effect of the wound on a patient's lifestyle (pain, wound odor, excessive drainage) [17] [18] [19]
The shared objective of treatment and prevention is maintenance and/or restoration of the integrity and healthy functionality of skin surrounding the wound. Main treatment and prevention strategies include the following: Holistic wound assessment that includes periwound assessment. [1] Elimination of factors causing moisture-associated skin damage.
A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal in an orderly set of stages and in a predictable amount of time the way most wounds do; wounds that do not heal within three months are often considered chronic. [1] Chronic wounds seem to be detained in one or more of the phases of wound healing.
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.
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A wound is any disruption of or damage to living tissue, such as skin, mucous membranes, or organs. [1] [2] Wounds can either be the sudden result of direct trauma (mechanical, thermal, chemical), or can develop slowly over time due to underlying disease processes such as diabetes mellitus, venous/arterial insufficiency, or immunologic disease. [3]
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