Wound Treatment at Department of Surgery of a Hospital in Mountainous Area
10.2185/jjrm.59.580
- Author:
Takeshi HASEGAWA
;
Takashi MIYAKE
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Moist wound healing;
Open wet-dressing therapy;
Wound bed preparation
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
2011;59(5):580-584
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Moist wound healing for wound treatment has been becoming wide-spread for several years. Open wet-dressing therapy (OWT) is one of the useful therapies at a hospital in a mountainous area where many elderly find it difficult to go to hospital frequently the past. At our department of surgery we also heal pressure ulcers, so we regard Wound bed preparation as important, too. Choice of appropriate types of dressing materials based on concept of Wound bed preparation and Moist wound healing, OWT and information of them enable us to decrease the frequency of hospital visits by the elderly in the mountainous area. It is important for the community in the mountainous area to inform Wound bed preparation, Moist wound healing and OWT for the purpose of safety management of OWT.
