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. 1981 Sep;63(5):353–356.

Treatment of purulent wounds and fistulae with an adhesive wound irrigation device. A multicentre trial of 100 patients.

S Westaby, S McPherson, W G Everett
PMCID: PMC2493829  PMID: 7023341

Abstract

There has been little change in the treatment of established wound infection for many years. This paper describes an adhesive wound irrigation device designed to facilitate the care of discharging wounds or fistulae normally requiring several changes of dressings daily. We report the use of this device in a selected group of 100 patients and discuss briefly the methods of irrigation available. The device described offers certain practical advantages over conventional wound dressing and has proved acceptable to the patient.

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