title: Reviewing the evidence for wound bed preparation.
abstract: This paper explores the nature of evidence and how it has evolved in recent years, and sets out a process for assembling and assessing the evidence to support wound bed preparation as an effective method of managing chronic wounds
authors.affiliation: Newham Primary Care Trust, UK. caroline.dowsett@newhampct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dowsett
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Claxton
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local