Categories Of Wound Healing PDF
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This document describes categories of wound healing, from primary healing to more complex cases requiring surgical intervention. It covers different stages and treatments for various wound types.
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CATEGORIES OF WOUND HEALING CATEGORY I CATEGORY II. Primary Healing: heals without Secondary Healing: small open open areas, infection, or wound areas that can be managed and complications. ultimately h...
CATEGORIES OF WOUND HEALING CATEGORY I CATEGORY II. Primary Healing: heals without Secondary Healing: small open open areas, infection, or wound areas that can be managed and complications. ultimately heal with dressing strategies and wound care. Or healed with small area some Additional surgery is not required. small open areas that should heal in time. No infection present. CATEGORIES OF WOUND HEALING CONT… CATEGORY III CATEGORY IV wound with areas of necrotic skin Wounds that involving muscle Requires minor surgical revision of and/or bone Requires major skin and/or subcutaneous tissue but surgical revision to higher level. no muscle or bone. CATEGORIES OF WOUND HEALING CONT… CATEGORY V If infection has reached the bone and oseteomyelitis has set in Requires revision to a higher amputation level. For example, a Symes amputation that must be revised to either a knee disarticulation or a transfemoral amputation.
