Debridement for surgical wounds (Review)

Smith, Fiona; Dryburgh, Nancy; Donaldson, Jayne; Mitchell, Melloney

Abstract

Surgical wounds that become infected are often debrided because clinicians believe that removal of this necrotic or infected tissue will expedite wound healing. There are numerous methods available but no consensus on which one is most effective for surgical wounds.

Citation

Smith, F., Dryburgh, N., Donaldson, J., & Mitchell, M. (2011). Debridement for surgical wounds (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD006214. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006214.pub3

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 11, 2011
• Deposit Date: Jun 27, 2012
• Journal: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-493X
• Publisher: Cochrane Collaboration
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Issue: 5
• Article Number: CD006214
• Book Title: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006214.pub3
• Keywords: Surgical wounds; infection; debridement
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5540