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Wound ManagementIntroductionPhases of wound healingIntroductionAcute Wound HealingChronic Wound HealingWound dressingsIntroduction and backgroundFoamAlginatesFilmsHydrogelsHydrofibreHoney dressingsSuperabsorbentHydrocolloidsSilver dressingsHyper-/hypotonic wound dressingComposite dressingsTullesSilicone dressingsTypes of woundsRe-epithelializingGranulatingSloughyCritically colonized/infectedNecroticCavity woundsExcoriating (weepy) woundsNegative pressure wound therapyIntroduction and backgroundTheoryIndications and contra-indicationsProducts and systemsSurgical debridementIntroduction and theoryCase 1: Debridement of chronic woundHidradenitis SuppurativaIntroduction to Hidradenitis Suppurativa
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Authors: Christian Kaare Paaskesen Stud. Med., Magnus Balslev Avnstorp, MD, & Hasan Gökcer Tekin MD. Delayed wound healing is a major concern for patient and socioeconomic burden burden. Conventional NPWT NPWT removes excess wound exudate through the foam dressing into the tube and attached canister

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