RT Book, Section
A1 Ovington, Liza G.
A2 McCulloch, Joseph M.
A2 Kloth, Luther C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184831448
T1 Dressings and Skin Substitutes
T2 Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803619043
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184831448
RD 2024/04/20
AB This  chapter  provides  an  overview  of  wound  dressings  developed  for  the  management  of  chronic  wounds  as  well  as  a  discussion  of  products  commonly  known  as  skin  substitutes.  At  first  glance,  it  may  seem  incongruous  to  cover  wound  dressings  and  skin  substitutes  in  one  chapter;  however,  if  one  seeks  to  generally  define  these  two  classes  of  products,  the  similarity  becomes  apparent.  Wound  dressings  are  a  predominantly  synthetic  and  heterogeneous  group  of  medical  devices  that  aid  in  the  topical  management  of  a  wide  variety  of  wound  types  and  conditions  and  that  vary  greatly  in  their  materials  of  composition  as  well  as  their  purported  mechanisms  of  action.  Skin  substitutes  are  a  predominantly  biological  and  heterogeneous  group  of  substances  that  aid  in  the  temporary  or  permanent  closure  of  a  wide  variety  of  wound  types  and  that  may  also  vary  greatly  in  their  materials  of  composition  and  purported  mechanisms  of  action.  The  differences  between  the  two  categories  are  specifically  their  materials  of  composition  and  proposed  mechanisms  of  action.  One  might  actually  view  skin  substitutes  as  a  natural  progression  of  dressing  technology.  In  clinical  practice,  these  two  categories  of  products  are  often  used  simultaneously  and  or  sequentially  in  the  course  of  wound  management.