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- Title
Low-frequency ultrasound debridement (Sonoca-185) in acute wound management: A case study.
- Authors
Shannon, Meagan K.; Williams, Allison; Bloomer, Melissa
- Abstract
There are numerous evidence-based wound debridement techniques that promote wound healing. However, some of these techniques may cause discomfort and pain for the patient and can be costly for the health care provider. A new, non-invasive wound debridement technique known as low-frequency ultrasonic debridement (LFUD) has been used for the removal of unhealthy tissue and bacterial load in wound management in the clinical setting. This paper reports the use of LFUD by a skin integrity clinical nurse consultant (CNC) as an adjuvant wound debridement and healing technique in a patient with a parastomal abscess. LFUD was found to benefit this patient in terms of expedited wound healing and increased comfort, enabling the patient to have a successful skin graft that led to complete wound closure and discharge from hospital in a timely manner.
- Subjects
ABSCESSES; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; HEALTH outcome assessment; SURGICAL complications; ULTRASONIC therapy; WOUND healing; WOUND care; TREATMENT effectiveness; PREVENTION
- Publication
Wound Practice & Research, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 4, p200
- ISSN
1837-6304
- Publication type
Article