Table 1.

Factors associated to Excessive or insufficient exudate production (adapted from [44,45,46]).

Examples of Factors	High Levels Exudation	Low Levels Exudation
Types of wounds	Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers Dehisced Surgical Wounds Malignant fungating wounds Burns Inflammatory ulcers—e.g., rheumatoid ulcers, pyoderma gangrenosum Skin donor sites	Ischemic/arterial wounds Neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers
Wound healing phase	Acute wounds—Beginning of healing process—inflammatory phase Chronic Wounds—prolonged inflammatory response	Towards end of healing process—proliferation and maturation phases
Wound size and depth	larger and deeper wounds	Smaller and superficial