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Defying hard-to-heal wounds with an early antibiofilm intervention strategy : 'Wound hygiene'

Murphy, Christine ; Atkin, Leanne ; Dissemond, Joachim ; Hurlow, Jennifer ; Tan, Yih Kai ; Apelqvist, Jan LU ; James, Garth ; Salles, Nathalie ; Wu, Jun LU and Tachi, Masahiro , et al. (2019) In Journal of Wound Care 28(12). p.818-822
Abstract

Biofilm has been implicated as a barrier to wound healing and it is widely accepted that the majority of wounds not following a normal healing trajectory contain biofilm. Therefore, strategies that inform and engage clinicians to reduce biofilm and optimise the wound tissue environment to enable wound progression are of interest to wound care providers. In March 2019, an advisory board was convened where experts considered the barriers and opportunities to drive a broader adoption of a biofilm-based approach to wound care. Poor clarity and articulation of wound terminology were identified as likely barriers to clinical adoption of rigorous and proactive microbial decontamination that is supportive of wound healing advancement. A... (More)

Biofilm has been implicated as a barrier to wound healing and it is widely accepted that the majority of wounds not following a normal healing trajectory contain biofilm. Therefore, strategies that inform and engage clinicians to reduce biofilm and optimise the wound tissue environment to enable wound progression are of interest to wound care providers. In March 2019, an advisory board was convened where experts considered the barriers and opportunities to drive a broader adoption of a biofilm-based approach to wound care. Poor clarity and articulation of wound terminology were identified as likely barriers to clinical adoption of rigorous and proactive microbial decontamination that is supportive of wound healing advancement. A transition to an intuitive term such as 'wound hygiene' was proposed to communicate a comprehensive wound decontamination plan with an associated message of expected habitual routine. 'Wound hygiene', is a relatable concept that supports meticulous wound practice that addresses barriers to wound healing, such as biofilm, while aligning with antimicrobial stewardship programmes..

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antimicrobial stewardship, biofilm, chronic wound, hard-to-heal wound, wound hygiene
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Journal of Wound Care
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28
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12
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5 pages
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Emap Healthcare Limited
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  • scopus:85076409824
  • pmid:31825771
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0969-0700
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10.12968/jowc.2019.28.12.818
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English
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  author       = {{Murphy, Christine and Atkin, Leanne and Dissemond, Joachim and Hurlow, Jennifer and Tan, Yih Kai and Apelqvist, Jan and James, Garth and Salles, Nathalie and Wu, Jun and Tachi, Masahiro and Wolcott, Randall}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Emap Healthcare Limited}},
  series       = {{Journal of Wound Care}},
  title        = {{Defying hard-to-heal wounds with an early antibiofilm intervention strategy : 'Wound hygiene'}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2019.28.12.818}},
  doi          = {{10.12968/jowc.2019.28.12.818}},
  volume       = {{28}},
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