title: UrgoClean: a new dressing for desloughing exuding wounds.
abstract: Wound debridement plays a key role in wound bed preparation and the healing of chronic wounds. A variety of techniques can be used to achieve debridement and autolytic debridement is frequently the clinician's first choice. This is aided by dressings including hydrogels and hydrocolloids, which provide the moist environment required for white blood cells to function. This product focus uses 12 case studies to examine the effectiveness of UrgoClean in wound debridement.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. jenny@csanderling.org.uk
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wildman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001329:Autolysis; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*