Medical management of chronic wound pain
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R Gary Sibbald is Professor, Medicine and Public Health Science; Director of Continuing Education, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Director of Dermatology, Daycare and Wound Healing Clinic, Sunnybrook and Women’s Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Wound Healing Centres, Toronto, Ontario; and Chairman (Toronto Meeting 2008) of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies. Adam Katchky is a Medical Student at Dermatology Daycare and Wound Healing Clinic, Sunnybrook, Ontario, Canada. Douglas Queen is Business Consultant at Toronto Wound Healing Centres, Toronto, Canada and Editor of the International Wound Journal. The study of pain in chronic wounds is in its infancy and there is a paucity of evidence to guide the clinician. Chronic wounds require complex care because they have a myriad of causes and complications.
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