Assessing pain at wound dressing-related procedures.
This article is an abstract from a new guide, Principles of Best Practice: Minimising Pain at Wound Dressing-Related Procedures. It is an educational initiative of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS). The guide has been inspired by two seminal documents: the European Wound Management Association's position document, Pain at Wound Dressing Changes (EWMA, 2002), and Practical Treatment of Wound Pain and Trauma: A Patient-centred Approach (Reddy et al, 2003). As an international educational initiative, the WUWHS document is aimed at anyone involved in dressing-related procedures anywhere in the world. This article summarises the section on best practice in the assessment of wound pain.
Briggs
Michelle
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University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Ferris
Frank D
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Glynn
Chris
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Harding
Keith
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Hofman
Deborah
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Hollinworth
Helen
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Krasner
Diane L
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Lindholm
Christina
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Moffatt
Christine
C
Price
Patricia
P
Romanelli
Marco
M
Sibbald
Gary
G
Stacey
Mike
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Téot
Luc
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