Quick Facts - Debridement and Chronic Wounds

In patients with stalled, nonhealing chronic wounds, meticulous wound bed preparation is essential. A key component of this preparation is debridement, which consists of the removal of any nonviable tissue or foreign debris from the wound bed. Nonviable or necrotic tissue impairs wound healing. By removing this tissue, debridement helps move the wound along the healing trajectory, for optimal clinical results. Wound care professionals will appreciate this useful resource, which contains important information on the various methods of debridement currently used to promote healing in chronic wounds. The following topics are covered:Wound bed preparationDefinition of debridementDebridement methodsIndications for debridementSlough versus escharBenefits of debridement