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Wound Hygiene: From Traditional to Microenvironment in Cleansing

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Wound hygiene plays a key role in wound care and consists of different steps according to the wound’s healing phase and local conditions such as infection, contamination, and presence of debris. Cleansing and irrigation solutions have evolved throughout the years and can be combined with mechanical cleansing techniques, all discussed in the following chapter.

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  1. ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy

    Arturo Caniglia

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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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Caniglia, A. (2023). Wound Hygiene: From Traditional to Microenvironment in Cleansing. 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_4

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