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The appropriate management of wound exudate requires an understanding of the underlying processes that lead to its production. ... The management of wound exudate requires the clinician to have an understanding of what it is, why it is present and how to monitor and assess it accurately.
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www.worldwidewounds.com/2006/september/White/Modern-Exu...
www.worldwidewounds.com/2006/september/White/Modern-Exudate-Mgt.html
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Unlike acute wound exudate, chronic wound exudate contains enzymes (proteases) that break down proteins and newly formed cells. To break the vicious cycle in a non-healing wound, the exudate must be led away from the wound with an absorbent dressing.
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www.coloplast.com/WoundAndSkinCare/Topics/WoundAndSkinC...
www.coloplast.com/WoundAndSkinCare/Topics/WoundAndSkinConditions/WoundExudate/Pages/WoundExudate.aspx
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After parenteral administration of 80 mg gentamicin the antibiotic concentrations in the serum and in the wound exudate were studied for 2 to 6 hrs after administration. During this observation period the gentamicin concentrations in the wound exudate were about equal to those in the serum.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/1267683
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There were no clinical infections with the wounds that were occluded. The exudate collected beneath the DuoDerm and Op-site on donor sites was added to the tissue culture system and resulted in a modest increase in keratinocyte proliferation. ... Wound Healing...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2473215?src=emed_ckb_...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2473215?src=emed_ckb_ref_0
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Objectives: The purpose of this article is to educate nurse practitioners about the role wound exudate in wound healing. ... Define wound exudate ... List the eight ways to describe wound exudate...
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nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/CE/TestCenter/Conten...
nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/CE/TestCenter/Content.aspx?CourseID=683&CreditID=3&CC=117540&sid=2527
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When combined with standard therapy and near elimination of wound exudate, cellular therapies, consisting of cultured human keratinocytes and fibroblasts can achieve complete wound closure in the majority of difficult-to-heal venous ulcers.
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www.columbiasurgery.org/cli/wound/bed_prep.html
www.columbiasurgery.org/cli/wound/bed_prep.html
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Cutaneous anthrax evolves from a pruritic papule to an ulcerated wound in 1 or 2 days and then into a black eschar over the next week or so. Associated regional lymphadenopathy may be present. Findings on special stains and cultures of the wound exudate are diagnostic.
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www.emedicine.com/med/topic2754.htm
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The definitive wound care journal and essential reading for all tissue viability specialists. ... "JWC publishes independent, accessible, high-quality, evidence-based articles that fulfil the needs of the multidisciplinary team, and provides a forum for the worldwide wound-care community."
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www.journalofwoundcare.com/
www.journalofwoundcare.com/
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Wound exudate is all too often perceived as a clinical management problem. While this can be the case, it should be recognized that exudate does fulfill an important function in the healing process.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14685963
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