This is an excellent question. The "right" answer, until recently, was that patients with clinical signs and symptoms of infection with a positive needle aspirate (ie, organisms on Gram stain of ...

Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a devastating disease with considerable mortality and morbidity, and early aggressive surgical debridement of devitalised necrotic tissues has traditionally been ...

THE introduction of a satisfactory chemical method for the early débridement of burns would simplify a perplexing problem. For many years attempts have been made to find some agent that would ...

Q: Should I use collagenase or manuka honey for pressure ulcers? A: What is the best treatment option for necrotic wounds — collagenase or manuka honey? Though collagenase is often suggested for ...

Dermatology Nursing. 2009;21(2):82-85. Pressure ulcers occur, as expected, from sustained or prolonged pressure on the skin. This can occur anywhere on the body, but is most often seen in the form of ...

The Committee concluded that there is sufficient evidence to support the use of the Debrisoft pad in the debridement of wounds in a community setting. The Committee noted that the available evidence ...

Traditional surgical debridement helped reduce wound size for a majority of wound care patients in skilled nursing settings, but it didn’t typically lead to full closure, according to a new study in ...