Clinician perceptions of wound biofilm
| Autor: | Daniel G. Metcalf, Philip G Bowler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
integumentary system business.industry Biofilm 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Signs and symptoms Dermatology biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition Host tissue Wound infection Surgery 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Wound care 0302 clinical medicine medicine business Intensive care medicine Wound healing |
| Zdroj: | International Wound Journal. 13:717-725 |
| ISSN: | 1742-4801 |
| Popis: | In wound care today, biofilm is a subject area of great interest and debate. There is an increasing awareness that biofilm exists in the majority of non-healing wounds, and that it is implicated in both recalcitrance and infection. Together with the presence of devitalised host tissue, biofilm is recognised as a component of the wound environment that requires removal to enable wound progression. However, uncertainty exists among wound care practitioners regarding confirmation of the presence of biofilm, and how best to remove biofilm from a non-healing wound. While recent efforts have been taken to assist practitioners in signs and symptoms of wound biofilm, continuing research is required to characterise and confirm wound biofilm. This research was conducted as part of a market research process to better understand the knowledge levels, experiences, clinical awareness and impact of biofilm in wound care, which was undertaken across the USA and Europe. While knowledge levels and experiences vary from country to country, certain wound characteristics were consistently associated with the presence of biofilm. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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