Wound Bed Preparation

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In this section, we review the removal of affected tissue to achieve the ideal wound bed for INTEGRA™ Bilayer Matrix Wound Dressing.

All non-viable tissue must be removed from the wound bed to achieve optimal results. Deep surgical debridement or excision are recommended.

Plan to spend about 60 minutes completing this section. If you have not reviewed this course in its entirety, please click "next" to proceed. If needed, you are always welcome to return to complete or re-read any material by clicking a topic below.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this section, you will have reviewed:

• Pre-Operative guidelines
  
• Additional supplies
  
• Achieving complete removal of non-viable tissue
  
• The importance of a uniform and flat wound bed
  
• Complete excision to achieve an adequate vascular supply
  
• Maintaining meticulous hemostasis
  
• Attaining an infection free wound bed
  
• Summary

Prerequisites

We recommend completing the previous sections before beginning.

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