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Wound: debridement

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  • Introduction
  • Requirements
  • Preparation
  • Technique
  • Aftercare
  • Outcomes
  • Further Reading
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Introduction

  • Removal of dead, damaged or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
Ensure that your farm client is aware that multiple debridements may be required and ensure that they are prepared to undertake this commitment with time, finances and farm resources. Are you satisfied that the animal will be satisfactorily cared for whilst the wound is healing

Uses

  • Removal of damaged tissue and contaminants.
  • Removal of devitalized tissue and improve vascularity of wound edges.
  • Decrease bacterial numbers.

Alternative techniques

  • Debridement can also be carried out with the use of wound dressings, but this is often impractical when treating cattle:
    • Moist wound dressing products will encourage auto-debridement and wet-to-dry dressings will produce gradual mechanical debridement.
    • Debridement via dressings is less rapid than surgical debridement but is less likely to result in unnecessary damage to local viable tissues.
    • May be used following limited surgical debridement.

Time required

Preparation

  • Minutes.

Procedure

  • Minutes.

Decision taking

Criteria for choosing test

  • Devitalized tissue.
  • Necrotic tissue.
  • Debris.

Requirements

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Further Reading

Publications

Refereed Papers

Other sources of information

  • Mulon P-Y (2021) Wound Management in Cattle. In: Proc 54th AABP Annual Conference. Webste: www.bovine-ojs-tamu.tdl.org.
  • Fowler D & Williams J M (1999) Eds. Manual of Canine and Feline Wound Management and Reconstruction. BSAVA, UK.
  • Swaim S F & Henderson R A (1997) Eds. Small Animal Wound Management. 2nd edn. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkinson, USA.
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