Reasons for Wound Debridement
When your doctor informs you that you need the Wound Debridement procedure performed it can be scary. Learn exactly what the procedure involves, the reasons it needs to be performed and what the next steps could be.
Alternate Names for Wound Debridement:
Burn debridement
Debridement
Infection debridement
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- Overview
- What It Is
- Reasons For
- Complications
- What to Expect
- Results
- When to Call a Doctor
Why Wound Debridement is Performed
Alternate Names for Wound Debridement:
Burn debridement
Debridement
Infection debridement
Reasons for Procedure
Debridement is used to clean dead and contaminated material from your wound to aid in healing. The procedure is most often done for the following reasons:
- To remove tissue contaminated by bacteria, foreign tissue, dead cells, or crusting
- To create a neat wound edge to decrease scarring
- To aid in the healing of very severe burns or pressure sores (decubitus ulcers)
- To get a sample of tissue for testing and diagnosis
Learn
 What to Expect Find out how long it will take, what they will be doing and what to expect afterwards. |
 Results What are the next steps and other possible tests needed after you have received the results. |
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