title: Wound bed preparation: theory to practice.
abstract: This article provides an overview of and rationale for wound bed preparation. It seeks to increase nurses' knowledge and understanding of the roles of the main cells and growth factors, involved in the wound healing process, and also to highlight how theory relates to practice.
authors.affiliation: Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire. mark.collier@ulh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collier
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D009336:Necrosis; D009742:Nursing Theory; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000276:immunology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances