title: Modern dressings: healing surgical wounds by secondary intention.
abstract: There is a lack of robust research evidence on many aspects of wound care. The inaugural Professional Select Committee on Wound Care, held at the Royal College of Surgeons, explored the relative value of modern and traditional dressings in treating wounds healing by secondary intention. This article outlines its main findings.
authors.affiliation: Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dziewulski
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bosanquet
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cutting
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D032921:Consensus; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing