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DEBRIDEMENT
accompany venous leg ulceration.
The evidence presented by
community practitioners of how
Debrisoft can improve practice,
and the recommendations of NICE
— the independent body responsible
for driving improvement in health
care — that the use of Debrisoft
can save both time and money, is
too pertinent to ignore in the
current NHS.
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Key points
Debridement of the wound bed
and periwound skin are key
components of venous leg
ulcer management.
Traditional approaches to these
tasks have been long and
not necessarily time and
cost-effective.
Debrisoft
®
, a monofilament
debridement pad, has been
recommended by NICE as
being quicker than traditional
debridement methods for
assessing venous leg ulcers,
preparing the wound bed for
healing and for the removal
of hyperkeratosis.
To deliver evidence-based care,
clinicians must challenge their
approach to these components
of leg ulcer management in light
of robust evidence that using
Debrisoft will save both time
and money.
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