Winter's concept of moist wound healing: a review of the evidence and impact on clinical practice.
Winter's concept of moist wound healing has had a major influence on wound care practice. This paper reviews the literature and demonstrates that the underlying wound healing process is complex and still not fully understood.
Jones
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Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK. janine.jones@smh.nh.uk
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D020959:Polyethylene