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Traumatic wound care.

P Dickerson·G F Purdue·J L Hunt
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The scope and importance of traumatic wound care, assessment, debridement, pre and postoperative management, and subsequent skin care during the course of treatment cannot be over-emphasized, and indeed, are the most important considerations for functional and cosmetic outcome. Care begins in the emergent phase and continues through acute and convalescent phases. Efforts are directed at methods and techniques which prevent infection, facilitate wound healing, promote comfort, and at the same time, maintain optimal function and minimize deformities.

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P Dickerson, G F Purdue, J L Hunt. 1999. Traumatic wound care.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10670326/

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