WH v2 Consensus Block (4)
An international consensus
Wound care is in crisis. Wound Hygiene was created by an international panel of experts to address the challenge of biofilm in hard-to-heal wounds.
To improve the management of hard-to-heal wounds, it is necessary to address the tenacious biofilm that is present in most of them.
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Four simple steps to proactive healing
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The Microbiology of Hard to Heal Wounds
Learn about udnerstanding and detecting biofilm, the development of an anti-biofilm dressing, plus, in vitro and clinical evidence for Aquacel Ag+ Extra.
Watch now1. Torkington-Stokes R, Moran K, Martinez DS, Granara DC, Metcalf DG. Improving outcomes for patients with hard-to-heal wounds following adoption of the Wound Hygiene Protocol: real-world evidence. Journal of Wound Care. 2024;33(5):304-10.
2. Murphy C, Atkin L, Swanson T, Tachi M, Tan YK, Vega de Ceniga M, Weir D, Wolcott R. International consensus document. Defying hard-to-heal wounds with an early antibiofilm intervention strategy: Wound Hygiene. J Wound Care 2020; 29(Suppl 3b):S1–28
3. Malone M, Bjarnsholt T, McBain AJ, James GA, Stoodley P, Leaper D, Tachi M, Schultz G, Swanson T, Wolcott RD. The prevalence of biofilms in chronic wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data. J Wound Care. 2017 Jan 2;26(1):20-25.
4. Metcalf DG, Bowler PG. Biofilm delays wound healing: A review of the evidence. Burns Trauma. 2013 Jun 18;1(1):5-12.
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5. Murphy C, Atkin L, Vega de Ceniga M, Weir D, Swanson T. International consensus document. Embedding Wound Hygiene into a proactive wound healing strategy. J Wound Care 2022; 31:S1–S24.
6. Wolcott RD, Rumbaugh KP, James G, Schultz G, Phillips P, Yang Q, Watters C, Stewart PS, Dowd SE. Biofilm maturity studies indicate sharp debridement opens a time- dependent therapeutic window. J Wound Care. 2010 Aug;19(8):320-8.
7. Metcalf DG, Parsons D, Bowler PG. Clinical safety and effectiveness evaluation of a new antimicrobial wound dressing designed to manage exudate, infection and biofilm. Int Wound J. 2017 Feb;14(1):203-213.