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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
HandbookWound ManagementSurgical debridementIntroduction and theory

Introduction and theory

Authors:  Christian Kaare Paaskesen Stud. Med., and Hasan Gökcer Tekin MD. Introduction Surgical debridement is one of the most important procedures in wound management and wound-bed preparation. The procedure involves removal of debris and devitalized tissue with sharp surgical instruments. Debride

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Surgical debridementCase 1: Debridement of chronic wound
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