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treatment of wounds
- In therapeutics: Wound treatment
Dressings protect the wound from external contamination and facilitate absorption of drainage. Because a surgical wound is most susceptible to surface contamination during the first 24 hours, an occlusive dressing is applied, consisting of gauze held in place by tape. Materials such as transparent semipermeable…
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