title: The physiology of wound healing and wound assessment.
abstract: Wound healing is a complex and remarkable process that occurs when the body responds to trauma. It requires the interaction of several intricate processes with the ultimate aim being to maintain homeostasis. With advances in surgery and increases in the amount of surgery being undertaken, research into wound healing has become of great importance. Providing the optimum conditions for wounds to heal is of great significance as pressures on nursing and hospital resources become ever greater.
authors.affiliation: School of Health (Nursing and Midwifery), University of East Anglia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muncaster
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012038:Regeneration; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*