In Brief PURPOSE To provide practitioners with an overview of debridement and its role in wound healing. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses who assess and treat wounds. OBJECTIVES After reading the article and taking the test, the reader should be able to: Discuss the physiologic process of wound healing and the rationale for debridement. Describe evidence-based indications for and methods of debridement. This continuing education activity focuses specifically on debridement, and it is the second in a 4-part series that will address the components of wound bed preparation. The methods of debridement (surgical, autolytic, mechanical, maggot, and enzymatic) and how to select the most appropriate method for an individual patient are examined.
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