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The Basic Principles in Local Wound Care

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Local Wound Care for Dermatologists

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An effective wound healing treatment requires proper local wound care, and targeting the systemic factors of the healing process may potentially be compromised by disease or infection in a number of ways.

The decisions regarding wound management must be based on the fundamental characteristics of each wound. A regular wound assessment is required to determine wound healing progress.

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  1. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Afsaneh Alavi

  2. Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Wound Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Robert S. Kirsner

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  1. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Afsaneh Alavi

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Alavi, A., Kirsner, R.S. (2020). The Basic Principles in Local Wound Care. In: Alavi, A., Maibach, H. (eds) Local Wound Care for Dermatologists. Updates in Clinical Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28872-3_1

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