title: [The healing process in chronic and infected wounds].
abstract: The healing process of a chronic and infected wound and factors to stimulate or to slow down it are discussed in the present article. Wound treatment, locally used substances and their effect are dealed in detail. Though the local wound treatment is very important it is not the only way in reaching the optimal result. A patient and his/her living also has to be considered. To take care of pain and to prevent wound infection are essential in wound treatment.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hietanen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000451:nursing*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Kroonisen ja infektoituneen haavan paikallishoito.