The debridement of chronic wounds: a systematic review
Bradley M, Cullum N, Sheldon T
Record ID 31999009329
English
Authors' objectives:
1. To summarise the evidence for the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different debriding agents on wound healing.
2. To identify areas for future research.
Authors' recommendations:
No studies were found that compared debridement with no debridement and without these studies it is unclear whether wound debridement is a beneficial process that expedites healing.
There is insufficient evidence to promote the use of one debriding agent over another. There was only a single comparison between two debriding agents that produced a significant result (hydrogel significantly reduced necrotic wound area compared with dextranomer polysaccharide paste).
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/9120044
Year Published:
1999
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Wound Healing
- Debridement
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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