Background: Chronic wounds resulting from a number of conditions do not heal properly and can pose serious health problems. Beyond clinician visual inspection, an objective evaluation of the wound is required to assess wound evolution and the effectiveness of therapies.
Aim: Our objective is to provide a methodology for the analysis of wound area vs.
Objective: Hydrosurgical debridement allows removal of non-viable tissue, preserving healthy tissues. This study was designed to analyse whether hydrosurgery, used in a clinical wounds unit, is an effective and safe method that may reduce debridement time.
Methods: Patients' wounds had the following characteristics: wounds with devitalised tissue needing rapid debridement, wounds with cavities, or non-healing wounds.