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Multicenter Study
. 2013 Feb;10(1):79-86.
doi: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.00947.x. Epub 2012 May 28.

Wound infection, dressings and pain, is there a relationship in the chronic wound?

K F Cutting  1 , R J White, P Mahoney
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Multicenter Study

Wound infection, dressings and pain, is there a relationship in the chronic wound?

K F Cutting et al. Int Wound J. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

The focus on quality of life issues in wound care has justly taken a far greater importance. With the acceptance that pain can be a major factor to the patient, and in particular, pain at dressing change comes the opportunity for avoidance and/or reduction strategies. Whilst pain has been associated with wound infection for millennia, it is only much more recently that this has received due attention from research and clinical practice. In this study, the nature of pain, changes in pain and pain associated with infection are the focal points. A Delphi approach, now a frequently used tool in wound care research, has been used to obtain expert opinion on these aspects of management.

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Figure 1
Significance of dressings in managing wound pain that is associated with the onset of wound infection – rankings (mean + standard deviation).
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Figure 2
Significant dressing related issues.
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