Wound Cleansing - Importance and Methods

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What is a wound cleanser?

Wound cleansers are rinsing solutions used to remove foreign materials on a wound surface and its surrounding skin. Wound cleansers are a cost-effective means to promote wound healing and reduce the infection rate.

Does wound cleansing improve wound healing outcomes?

Furthermore, wound cleansing requires the use of equipment such as syringes, needles, catheters and pressurised canisters 46, 47. Some have argued that wound cleansing can have a positive impact on wound healing outcomes, however, it is conducted mostly without a clear rationale underpinning the practice 46, 48.

What is wound cleansing & antiseptic management?

The practice of wound cleansing or antiseptic management has a dichotomous history anchored in tradition and science (1). It is an integral part of the management of acute traumatic wounds (2) as well a chronic wounds.

What is wound cleansing?

1 Why: goal of cleansing: In 2007, Rodeheaver and Ratlif (2018) defined wound cleansing as the “removal of surface contaminants, bacteria and remnants of previous dressings from the wound surface and its surrounding skin”.

What is a wound cleanser & how does it work?

Wound cleansers are a cost-effective means to promote wound healing and reduce the infection rate. However, routine cleansing may also remove products and tissues that are essential for wound healing, such as regenerating epithelium, growth factors, and chemokines. What is the therapeutic indication for a wound cleanser?

How do you clean a wound?

Simple debridement that can be undertaken by all healthcare professionals involves gentle circular movements over the wound with dry gauze, which may lift some debris. Using forceps to gently scrape the tissue may also help lift debris off the wound.

What Is Wound Cleansing

1. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/wound-cleansers
2. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries-poisoning/how-to-care-for-wounds-and-lacerations/how-to-cleanse,-irrigate,-debride,-and-dress-wounds
3. https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/tissue-viability/when-is-wound-cleansing-necessary-and-what-solution-should-be-used-20-08-2018/
4. https://www.ausmed.com.au/learn/guides/wound-care
5. https://www.rch.org.au/rchcpg/hospital_clinical_guideline_index/Wound_Assessment_and_Management/
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7951490/
7. https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/relieving-wound-pain
8. https://www.healthline.com/health/skin/stages-of-wound-healing
9. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/wounds-how-to-care-for-them
10. https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/wounds-cuts-and-grazes

Wound Cleansing Information

1. https://clinicalexcellence.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-02/wound-care.pdf
2. https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/eci/clinical/ed-factsheets/wound-care
3. https://www.bbraun.com.au/content/dam/b-braun/au/website/pdf-downloads/ten-top-tips-wound-cleansing.pdf
4. https://pch.health.wa.gov.au/For-health-professionals/Emergency-Department-Guidelines/Wound-care