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- Title
Minimising wound-related pain: A discussion of traditional wound dressings and topical agents used in low-resource communities.
- Authors
Haesler, Emily; White, Wendy
- Abstract
The concepts of moist wound healing, minimising trauma to the wound bed during wear time and at dressing change and addressing wound bed preparation principles are all local strategies and considerations that can minimise wound-related pain (WRP). Such strategies include the management of moisture, infection and chronic inflammation. Despite the limited access to advanced wound care products in low-resource communities, these same principles of wound management can be used in the selection and development of wound dressing and topical wound care products in these settings. This article discusses the aetiology of WRP, management strategies associated with improving the experience of background and procedural WRP, and the efficacy of traditional wound care products in promoting pain minimisation in low-resource communities.
- Subjects
INFECTION prevention; PHYTOTHERAPY; PAIN management; ALOE; COMMUNITIES; INFLAMMATION; PERIPHERAL neuropathy; POVERTY; RESOURCE allocation; CUTANEOUS therapeutics; WOUND healing; WOUNDS &; injuries; WOUND care; ANTIMICROBIAL bandages
- Publication
Wound Practice & Research, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 3, p138
- ISSN
1837-6304
- Publication type
Article