"The overall aim of wound management is to promote wound healing. Both patients and health professionals, for different reasons, want wound closure to occur as quickly as possible. In the majority of acute wounds this outcome is achieved but, in chronic wounds, complete closure may be unrealistic for a variety of reasons, e.g. arterial insufficiency, systemic disease, and the effects of ageing. In chronic wounds, alternative outcomes, such as reduction of exudate level and wound pain, may be more appropriate."
Flanagan, Madeline, Barriers to the Implementation of Best Practice in Wound Care International, Clinical Education, Wounds UK
The Wall Street Journal
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