title: Managing exudate in malignant fungating wounds and solving problems for patients.
abstract: Excessive exudate is a common characteristic of malignant fungating wounds. This article explores the problems this causes for patients and looks at how to manage them. It critically reviews five key studies that used qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse data on the performance of various dressings as a means of managing exudate from malignant fungating wounds.
authors.affiliation: North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Selby
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*