Maceration of the skin and wound bed. 1: Its nature and causes.
Maceration, caused by prolonged exposure to moisture, can complicate the healing of wounds, especially chronic ones. This paper--the first of three reviewing the literature on its aetiology and management--looks at how maceration occurs.
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Newland Park, Chalfont St Giles, UK. kcuttin01@bsuc.ac.uk
Keith F
KF
Cutting
Richard J
RJ
White
D012634:Bodily Secretions; D001826:Body Fluids; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D014867:Water / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
D014867:Water