IKRUUSE Moist Wound Healing At every dressing change you need to assess the wound carefully for: n Infection n Wound phase n Size/depth increase/decrease n Amount of exudate (low/medium/high) n Time for next dressing change Then you do debridement and remove all possible necrotic tissue. Necrotic tissue slows down the healing process and is a risk of infection. 50% FASTER WOUND HEALING DECREASWEODUCNODSTHFEOARLITNHGE TOTAL Moist wound healing Continuous wound healing 24 hours a day 3 Dry wound healing The wound dries out and delay wound healing Promote autolytic debridement and healing up to 50% faster Slow down autolytic debridement and healing Excessive exudate is removed, leaving the wound bed moist, not wet Optimizing and increasing cell growth. Cells needs moisture (exudate) in order to live, grow and migrate Less risk of infection as the exudate provides factors to eliminate invading pathogens More comfortable for the patient with less pain as nerve ends are hydrated and bandages won’t stick to wound when changed, leaving newly formed tissue intact High compliance, as the patient/owner experience a good process and low pain Decreased cost for the total wound healing. Reduced numbers of dressing changes as the bandages can stay on for a longer period of time. Less need of sedation and bandage material, as the wound will heal faster Nicer scaring and better cosmetic experience as collagen fibers coordinate more aligned Well documented through studies, and moist wound healing is becoming best practice more and more places High risk of maceration of the surrounding skin e.g. enlarging the wound Cells will have poor conditions to live, grow and migrate Higher risk of infection A lot of pain during dressing changes, as nerve ends dries out and bandages stick to the wound. Newly formed tissue will stick to the dry dressing leading to prolonged healing Low compliance as patient/owner experience pain, stress and anxiety Increased cost as the patient will need to come into surgery numerous times and be sedated for debridement and dressing change Slow healing can lead to unappealing scars Not documented as best practice 50% faster healing wounds with high comfort for the patient leads to happy and satisfied owners. www.kruuse.com
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