A search was conducted to retrieve any literature which specifically focused on the role of social support in patients with chronic wounds and/or venous leg ulceration. Electronic databases MEDLINE...
NICE8 defines antimicrobial stewardship as ‘an organisational or health-care system wide approach to promoting and monitoring judicious use of antimicrobials to preserve their future effectiveness’..
In acute wounds, this protein-rich fluid, known as ‘nature's balsam’ is beneficial; it washes the wound, acts as a transport medium for the cells and growth factors responsible for the healing...