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Application of Lucilia sericata Larvae in Debridement of Pressure Wounds in Outpatient Settings
Published on: December 4, 2021
Débridement of the noninfected wound
Rhonda S Cornell1, Andrew J Meyr, John S Steinberg
1Diabetic Limb Salvage, Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Abstract:
The utility of wound débridement has expanded to include the management of all chronic wounds, even in the absence of infection and gross necrosis. Biofilm, metalloproteases on the wound base, and senescent cells at the wound edge irreversibly change the physiology of wound healing and contribute to a pathologic, chronic inflammatory environment. The objective of this review is to provide surgeons with a baseline understanding of the processes of débridement in the noninfected wound.
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