title: Modern wound dressings.
abstract: With the wide array of wound dressings available today, it can be a difficult task to select the appropriate dressing required for a particular wound. Georgina Casey reviews the healing process and discusses the characteristics of different types of dressing.
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authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casey
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004282:Documentation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology