Regular debridement is the main tool for maintaining a healthy wound bed in most chronic wounds.
Sharp debridement is the most clinically and cost-effective way of physically removing and suppressing a biofilm. Continued debridement, as part of a multifaceted treatment strategy, will keep the biofilm in a weakened state.
Southwest Regional Wound Care Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001329:Autolysis; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003646:Debridement / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D017592:Skin Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*