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What is Slough? A pilot study to define the proteomic and microbial composition of wound slough and its implications for wound healing
2023-11-02
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Slough is a well-known feature of non-healing wounds. This study aims to determine the proteomic and microbiologic components of slough as well as interrogate the associations between wound slough components and wound healing. Twenty-three subjects with slow-to-heal wounds and visible slough were enrolled. Etiologies included venous stasis ulcers, post-surgical site infections, and pressure ulcers. Patient co-morb...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3f396545-5f72-54bc-b3f0-68c7b03df0b5
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.11.02.565225
