Small Animal Wound Treatment

Which debridement technique involves using the body's own enzymes to liquefy tissues beneath a dressing?

What is the aim of débridement in wound treatment?

Which debridement technique involves removing biofilm and devitalized tissue?

Which debridement technique involves using maggots?

What is the purpose of lavage debridement?

Which type of debridement is effective at converting a chronic granulation bed to a healthy granulation bed?

What is the purpose of topical negative pressure wound therapy?

What effect does honey have on wound healing?

What is the main antimicrobial property of honey?

What is the pH range of honey?

Which factor can be used to measure the potency of Methylglyoxal as an antimicrobial in Manuka honey?

What is the recommended UMF value to ensure potent antimicrobial properties in Manuka honey?

Why might table honey not be suitable for wound treatment?

Which method of debridement is ranked as the fastest in terms of speed to effect?

Which method of debridement is ranked as the least expensive in terms of cost?

Which type of dressing is used in wet to dry debridement?

What is the purpose of topical negative pressure wound therapy?

What effect does honey have on wound size?

Which factor contributes to honey's antimicrobial properties?

What is the recommended duration for leaving a topical negative pressure wound therapy in place before changing it?

What is the purpose of autolytic debridement in wound treatment?

Which debridement technique is commonly used in small animal practice?

What is the main concern when performing surgical debridement in the neck region?

What is the purpose of lavage debridement?

Which debridement technique involves using maggots?

Which debridement technique is ranked as the fastest in terms of speed to effect?

What is the recommended UMF value to ensure potent antimicrobial properties in Manuka honey?

Why might table honey not be suitable for wound treatment?

Which debridement technique involves removing biofilm and devitalized tissue?

What is the main antimicrobial property of honey?

Which type of debridement is effective at converting a chronic granulation bed to a healthy granulation bed?

What is the main antimicrobial property of honey?

What is the purpose of topical negative pressure wound therapy?

Which debridement technique involves using the body's own enzymes to liquefy tissues?

What is the main purpose of lavage debridement?

Which debridement technique is commonly used in small animal practice?

Which factor is used to measure the potency of Methylglyoxal as an antimicrobial in Manuka honey?

Why might table honey not be suitable for wound treatment?

Which debridement technique is ranked as the fastest in terms of speed to effect?

Which debridement technique is ranked as the least expensive in terms of cost?

Surgical debridement - ________ of biofilm and devitalised tissue: • You can look at the open wound and see there is clearly contamination and has been infected.

Lavage Debridement: • We can use Lavage as a debridement technique • We want to remove bits of ________ material.

In small animal practice we mainly use surgical, mechanical or ________ debridement.

Medical grade maggots can be difficult to keep them within the wound to make sure they don't ______ off.

Scraping with scalpel blade is ranked as the ______ in terms of speed to effect.

Amorphous hydrogel/honey/foam dressing is ranked as the ______ in terms of cost.

Surgical debridement and wet-to-dry bandages are commonly chosen because they are ______ to do and effective.

• Wet to dry debridement is effective at converting a chronic granulation bed to a healthy granulation bed. We may have scraped that granulation bed with the number 10 scalpel blade, but following on from that we will apply a lavage and then a ______. We soak the ______ in Hartman's or isotonic solution until wet and then place them on the chronic granulation bed. Then we place more dry swabs on top and then a conforming layer - then an elasticated bandage layer ( like Vet wrap). This is changed every 24 hours. We convert a chronic granulation bed which is unhealthy to a healthy granulation bed. Often we sedate for this procedure - unless general anaesthetic is required.

• Topical negative pressure wound therapy increases blood flow, reduces oedema, stimulates granulation tissue, and can bring in an increased blood supply the allows to bring in all the wound healing factors - all that we need to heal successfully. Creating an airtight seal can be difficult. Some ______ is put onto the wound itself - in the wound bed, and then a material is put around the wound to create an airtight seal. Then a plastic film is placed on top. And then pressure is applied. These are often left in situ for 48 to 72 hours before the need to be changed.