title: Controversial issues in clinical management of the simple wound.
abstract: The primary goals of the practitioner managing a simple wound are to encourage primary healing and avoid infection. We conclude from this analysis that the four basic aspects of wound management we have reviewed, the timing of wound repair, the preparation of the wound, local anesthetic management, and antimicrobial therapy, will continue to be fertile topics for investigation and debate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital/University Health Center, Michigan.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Bock
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local