Consensus guidance for the use of debridement techniques in the UK

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Gray, David ^d   Acton, Claire ^a   Chadwick, Paul ^b   Fumarola, Sian ^c   Leaper, David ^e   Morris, Clare ^f   Stang, Duncan ^g   Vowden, Kathryn ^g   Vowden, Peter ^g   Young, Trudie ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Trust ^*

^c NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^f HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency; Referral; Skills; Wound debridement

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79955493434     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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