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Journal of wound care · Jan 2011
ReviewDoes the postoperative dressing regime affect wound healing after hip or knee arthroplasty?
- A Collins.
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK. alison.collins@belfasttrust.hscni.net
- J Wound Care. 2011 Jan 1;20(1):11-6.
ObjectiveThe aim of this literature review is to enable practitioners to make informed decisions about how to manage patients with hip or knee arthroplasty wounds.MethodA systematic critique of the evidence in relation to how the postoperative dressing regime may affect wound healing after hip or knee arthroplasty, was undertaken.ResultsNo single treatment emerged as the ideal postoperative dressing regime for hip and knee arthroplasty wounds.ConclusionA selection of dressings is recommended for hip and knee arthroplasty wounds, on the basis of reducing the incidence of postoperative blistering and wound infection.
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