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World Wide Wounds have just released the full text of this article:Modern exudate management: a review of wound treatments
Exudate must be effectively managed if the optimal moist environment necessary for wound healing is to be created, and the surrounding skin protected from the risks of maceration. To achieve these goals a detailed knowledge of dressing materials and their performance is required. An understanding of the impact of other treatments and co-morbidities on the production of exudate is also necessary. Exudate management is relevant to patient quality-of-life issues as it is often associated with leakage and malodour. It impacts on health economics because failure to control exudate production will lead to increased management costs and patient morbidity. This review considers exudate from the perspectives of its nature, composition, assessment and the range of management strategies available
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