{"id":600,"date":"2022-12-07T18:40:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perioperative1001.slc-courses.ca\/?p=600"},"modified":"2022-12-12T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:03:40","slug":"module-7-e-wound-management-and-dressings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perioperative1001.slc-courses.ca\/?p=600","title":{"rendered":"Module 7: E. Wound Management and Dressings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wound Management and Dressings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are different treatments for acute and chronic wounds that cannot be easily approximated, have <\/a>copious amounts of exudate, or which are at a greater risk of infection. The next few slides will look at the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Negative pressure wound therapy<\/li>
  2. Skin substitutes<\/li>
  3. Hydrotherapy<\/li>
  4. Hyperbaric oxygenation<\/li>
  5. Wound scaffolds<\/li>
  6. Dressings<\/li>
  7. Drains<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Debridement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Debridement can be performed surgically, mechanically, or biologically. It is the removal of dead or devitalized tissue from a wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \ud83e\udde9\ufe0f Practice Activity: Debridement Methods\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Complete the activity by dragging the text block into a drop zone. Select \u201cCheck\u201d when you feel confident in your answer(s).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n