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. 1997 Mar-Apr;10(2):32-7.

Debridement: choices and challenges

M Y Sieggreen  1 , J Maklebust
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  • PMID: 9204809
Review

Debridement: choices and challenges

M Y Sieggreen et al. Adv Wound Care. 1997 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Debridement of nonviable tissue is crucial to optimal wound healing, which can be impaired unless all necrotic tissue, exudate, and metabolic wastes have been removed from the wound. Debridement methods are classified as sharp, mechanical, chemical, and autolytic. This article describes methods of debridement and their outcomes.

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