UNLABELLED Debridement is an essential component to promote healing in a problem wound. Several techniques are available including maggot debridement therapy (MDT). OBJECTIVE To describe the efficacy of MDT for treating problem wound especially diabetic foot ulcers. METHODS The topic is elucidated from different points of view: the mode of action, when to use, use in a practice, clinical re...

Antimicrobial therapy remains to be the most important method of wound infection treatment. Systemically administered antimicrobials may not achieve therapeutic level in wound. On the other hand, in the absence of surgical debridement (due to any reason), most topically applied antimicrobials cannot penetrate the wound in therapeutic amount due to the presence of eschar. Burn eschar is a protei...

Debridement is a basic necessity to induce the functional process of tissue repair, especially in chronic wounds. In this pilot study the authors used a new debrider technology with specific monofilament fibres in a unique texture to evaluate its efficacy, safety and tolerability. In eleven patients, exhibiting all types of wound-associated debris (biofilms, slough, necrotic crusts and hyperker...

Introduction Debridement of devitalised tissue is essential for successful wound healing, as formation of granulation tissue requires a clean wound bed. Devitalised tissue that may have an imbalance of bacteria may retard the healing process. Amorphous hydrogels are primarily designed to promote autolytic debridement of devitalized tissue. Hydrogels contain polymers, or gelling agents that infl...

All authors were members of the consensus meeting panel; * Chair of the panel. Full author details in Box 1 In Autumn 2010, a multidisciplinary group of clinicians met in Manchester to discuss the issue of debridement in wound management. There are various debridement techniques available in the UK, but facilities and skills vary. This paper, resulting from the meeting, briefly outlines the dif...