title: Wound dressing.
abstract: Dressings are applications for wounds, burns, and ulcers. Dressings should be regarded as supportive of healing; they are desirable but not essential in an emergency. This article reviews measurement of wound healing and the functions of wound dressings. A variety of dressings and their respective advantages and disadvantages are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D001458:Bandages / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D010539:Permeability; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*