A ‘game of dressings’: Strategies for wound management in primary health care

Wound care management and the dressing of wounds represent some of the most basic services offered in primary health care facilities across Southern Africa. Clinicians should have a basic understanding of the processes of wound healing and wound bed preparation to match the ideal cost-effective dres...

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Main Authors: Maria G.C. Giaquinto-Cilliers, Arun Nair, Klaus B. Von Pressentin, Francois Coetzee, Hamid Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-02-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5462
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Summary:Wound care management and the dressing of wounds represent some of the most basic services offered in primary health care facilities across Southern Africa. Clinicians should have a basic understanding of the processes of wound healing and wound bed preparation to match the ideal cost-effective dressing to the particular type of wound to be managed. In the ‘kingdom of wounds’, the authors use a popular analogy and propose the best five strategies for the clinician in choosing the right management option in the ‘game of dressings’.
ISSN:2078-6190
2078-6204