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ArticleDeutsches Arzteblatt international2008

Wounds - from physiology to wound dressing.

Peter Kujath, Angela Michelsen

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Article in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Peptide-Based Approaches for Pain Relief and Healing in Wounds.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  12. Innovative Hydrogel Design: Tailoring Immunomodulation for Optimal Chronic Wound Recovery.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  20. Phytochemical Profiling and Wound Healing Activity ofJournal of experimental pharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Peter KujathKlinik für Chirurgie, Campus Lübeck, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein.
Angela Michelsen

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOptimal wound management remains the subject of active research. Improved knowledge of physiological wound healing, systemic research into wound dressing and the evaluation of chemical disinfection have given rise to new approaches to wound care.

methodsSelective literature review.

resultsThe primary goals of wound management are rapid wound closure and a functional and aesthetically satisfactory scar. While basic treatment for primary wound healing is often simple, a number of problems can arise in chronic wounds, especially in elderly patients and those with multiple morbidity. It is therefore essential to maintain the basic conditions for physiological wound healing, in particular adequate wound moistness. Each dressing change should entail an evaluation of the wound status, careful cleansing, and treatment tailored to the phase of wound healing. Many therapeutic agents formerly in use are now obsolete. A variety of specific preparations are available for wound covering, including inert, interactive and bioactive substances. There remains a lack of good evidence for these, however.

conclusionsNew findings in molecular and cell biology have improved our understanding of physiological wound healing, and approach to wound care and dressing.

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chronic woundswound carewound dressingwound healing

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PMID19629204
PMCPMC2696775

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