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Innovative Dressings

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Innovative dressings represent the attempt to meet increasingly specific clinical needs of patients affected by skin lesions of various natures. This chapter aimed to describe some of the latest innovations in the field of dressings in wound care.

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  1. RN and Wound Care Expert at Cattinara Hospital, ASUGI, Trieste, Italy

    Evelin Makuc

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  1. Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Jonic Area, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Michele Maruccia

  2. Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    Giovanni Papa

  3. Difficult Wound Healing Unit, Policlinico di Monza, Vercelli, Italy, Italy

    Elia Ricci

  4. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

    Giuseppe Giudice

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Makuc, E. (2023). Innovative Dressings. In: Maruccia, M., Papa, G., Ricci, E., Giudice, G. (eds) Pearls and Pitfalls in Skin Ulcer Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45453-0_11

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