• 1. Trauma Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Evidence-Based Nursing Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 4. Evidence-Based Nursing Center, Nursing Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
JIANG Yan, Email: hxhljy@163.com
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Wound infection can prolong wound healing time, increase hospitalization cycle and readmission rate, seriously affect patients’ quality of life and increase economic expenditure. Timely and accurate identification and management of wound infections is key to promoting wound healing and maximizing cost-effective management. In 2022, the International Wound Infection Association published the third edition of Wound Infection in Clinical Practice: Principles of Best Practice. The consensus incorporates new advances in research and clinical practice in the areas of wound environment, risk factors for infection, biofilms, antibiotic resistance, and the identification and management of wound infections, and provides detailed approaches to infection assessment and management. This article introduces the key elements of the 2022 expert consensus and interprets the updated content to help healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, and policy makers understand the latest consensus document, promote its clinical application in the prevention and treatment of wound infection, and better improve the quality of clinical practice.

Citation: LEI Changbin, XU Ke, ZHOU Chuanru, LIU Shanshan, WANG Cong, CAO Hua, JIANG Yan. Interpretation of 2022 edition of Wound Infection in Clinical Practice: Principles of Best Practice. West China Medical Journal, 2024, 39(4): 509-516. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202311208 Copy

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