title: Wound healing: a new approach to the topical wound care.
abstract: Cutaneous wound healing is a complex and well-coordinated interaction between inflammatory cells and mediators, establishing significant overlap between the phases of wound healing. Wound healing is divided into three major phases: inflammatory phase, proliferative phase, and remodeling phase. Unlike the acute wound, the nonhealing wound is arrested in one of the phases of healing, typically the inflammatory phase. A systematic approach to the management of the chronic nonhealing wound emphasizes three important elements of wound bed preparation in chronic wounds: debridement, moisture, and countering bacterial colonization and infection. In this article, wound-healing process and new approaches to the topical wound care have been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.forename: Aylin Türel
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ermertcan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents