The Welsh Wound Innovation Centre and the Welsh NHS combined to draw from the guidance in the International Wound Infection Institute's Principles of Best Practice Document 2022, a one page chart which sums up the clinical decision making steps required to guide clinical practice relating
Every once and while a document comes along which either perfectly updates or summarises practice principles for an aetiology that we encounter in our workplace. For those of us who care for individuals with leg ulcers, this comprehensive 76 page document from EWMA is a
Acute and chronic wound infections - what are the distinctions? In 2022 Jenny Hurlow and Phil Bowler wrote a marvellous article which was printed in the Journal of Wound Care on this topic. Their commentary provides differentiation between dermatitis, acute and chronic infection - incorporating a discussion
There are two ways of looking at how bananas can positively impact on wound healing - the nutrition pathway and the topical one. Lets look at the nutritional composition of bananas: the inner pulp and the peel can both be eaten. The peel is prepared for
Wounds UK recently published an article containing case studies where the Therapeutic Index for Local Infection was used in clinical practice. This is now a validated tool which I am happy to use in my own practice. https://www.wounds-uk.com/journals/issue/657/article-details/tili-score-new-diagnostic-tool-identifying-wound-infection
Cate Bain and the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation share a podcast which provides an overview on the role and purpose of wound dressings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-the-role-and-function-of-wound-dressings/id1574884472?i=1000536634900
Dear Australia, The Nurses of Australia are thinking of you in this uncertain time, brought about by the unpredictability of COVID‐19; it has been tough for us all. We constantly think about those we tested, cared for, and others we had to say goodbye to. We held your
Removing debris (slough, necrotic tissue, dressing remnants, foreign objects) from wound surfaces is an essential act in the effort to promote wound repair. Instrumentation using currettes, scalpels or scissors is an efficient way to debride a wound, whilst autolytic processes using dressings is time-consuming (but, at
Every winter in my region there are numerous individuals who experience burns due to wood fires, hot beverages, hot water bottles and heat packs. The NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation has guidelines which discuss pathophysiology, first aid, dressing choices and ongoing management. It is a
Christine Murphy and her colleagues have recently published a new international consensus document which addresses the concept of wound hygiene for hard-to-heal wounds. The presumption is that the majority of stalled wounds will contain biofilm. It is suggested that disrupting biofilms via aggressive wound cleansing