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- Title
Managing hypergranulation in wounds.
- Authors
Brown, Annemarie
- Abstract
Normal wound healing follows four distinct phases: haemostasis, inflammation, prolifération and finally, maturation. If any barriers to healing occur within these four phases, the healing process will be delayed or may even stall (Mitchell, 2021). One of the common barriers to healing is hyper or overgranulation, or 'proud flesh'. Hypergranulated wounds can cause concern to both patients and healthcare professionals, and, although common in wound care, there is a limited evidence base and currently no guidelines for management. This article discusses the causes of hypergranulation, with suggestions on how it can be managed.
- Subjects
STEROID drugs; TRAUMATOLOGY diagnosis; WOUND healing; INFLAMMATION; MATRIX metalloproteinases; OCCLUSIVE surgical dressings; GRANULATION tissue; PATHOLOGIC neovascularization; CUTANEOUS therapeutics; WOUND care; SURGICAL dressings; BANDAGES &; bandaging
- Publication
Journal of Community Nursing, 2024, Vol 38, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
2059-5417
- Publication type
Article