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Chronic WOUNDS
5 10 No 1 “In a biofilm, planktonic bacteria encase themselves in an extra cellular polymeric substance which adheres to the wound bed.” Wound infection is a complication that often contributes to a wound that is failing to heal (World Union of Wound Healing Societies [WUWHS], 2008). A wound that is infected presents many challenges to clinicians and may have a significant impact on the patient...
متن کاملChronic WOUNDS
Bacteria usually exist in one of two states: planktonic, existing as free moving cell in the environment, or sessile, attached to a surface. Bacteria in the environment tend to form aggregates or colonies attached to the surface of non-living or living substrates. These aggregated cells secrete a glue-like substance primarily made of exopolysaccharide and proteins, called extracellular polymeri...
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Chronic wounds are a challenge to treat for the clinician. We present a current overview of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the development chronic nonhealing wounds. Solutions to some of these difficult problems are presented.
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Non-healing chronic wounds present a major biological, psychological, social, and financial burden on both individual patients and the broader health system. Pathologically extensive inflammation plays a major role in the disruption of the normal healing cascade. The causes of chronic wounds (venous, arterial, pressure, and diabetic ulcers) can be examined through a juxtaposition of normal heal...
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A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal in an orderly set of stages and in a predictable amount of time or wounds that do not heal within three months are often considered chronic. Chronic wounds often remain in the inflammatory stage for too long and may never heal or may take years. Chronic wound patients often report pain as dominant in their lives. Persistent pain is the main problem ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wound Care
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0969-0700,2052-2916
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2016.25.sup10.s3