Journal of wound care
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Journal of wound care · Aug 2012
ReviewTaking the trauma out of wound care: the importance of undisturbed healing.
Significant advances in wound dressing technology have resulted in a myriad of dressing choices for wound-care clinicians, providing more than just an inert wound cover. The establishment of a moist wound environment under modern wound dressings and the optimisation of the healing response are now the goals expected of these dressings. ⋯ Therefore, in order to maximise the healing benefits wounds covered by today's wound dressings must minimise tissue disturbance (physical as well as chemical). This review aims to consider the ways traditional, as well as modern, wound dressings may disturb wounds, summarising the potential areas of wound disturbance, and suggesting how best to address this aspect of the use of wound dressings to treat acute as well as chronic wounds.
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Journal of wound care · Jan 2011
ReviewDoes the postoperative dressing regime affect wound healing after hip or knee arthroplasty?
The aim of this literature review is to enable practitioners to make informed decisions about how to manage patients with hip or knee arthroplasty wounds. ⋯ A 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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Journal of wound care · Jul 2009
ReviewAn analysis of systematic reviews undertaken on standard advanced wound dressings in the last 10 years.
Many systematic reviews have found insufficient evidence to support claims that modern dressings promote healing, or that one particular modern dressing is more effective than another. This paper evaluates why this might be the case.
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Journal of wound care · Feb 2009
ReviewSilver dressings: more evidence is needed to support their widespread clinical use.
Anecdotal and clinical evidence suggests that silver dressings have a role to play in controlling local wound infection, but there is very little high-quality evidence to inform their use. Well-designed trials are needed to fill this evidence gap.