Journal article
Dressings, bandages, and splints for wound management in dogs and cats
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice, Vol.36(4), pp.759-791
07/2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/116106
PMID: 16787787
Abstract
New materials have allowed the role of the bandage to expand from passive protector to active participant in the wound healing process. By building a bandage that maintains a moist wound environment,the veterinarian uses the patient's own wound healing mechanisms to provide selective autolytic debridement, speed granulation and epithelialization, decrease infection, and increase patient comfort. A large variety of primary dressings are available to custom-make a bandage appropriate to each stage of wound healing. This article discusses the principles of moist wound healing, selection and application of primary dressings, special considerations for applying and changing bandages and splints, and prevention of bandage complications.
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- Title
- Dressings, bandages, and splints for wound management in dogs and cats
- Creators
- Bonnie Grambow Campbell - Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. bjgc@vetmed.wsu.edu
- Publication Details
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice, Vol.36(4), pp.759-791
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547782901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article