‘Today, debridement refers to deeply removing adherent, dead or contaminated tissue from a wound and must be clearly separated from the act of cleansing, defined as the removal of dirt (loose...
Healing of the skin consists of four overlapping and integrated phases: haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and remodelling.3 This initial haemostatic response is characterised by platelet...
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...
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