A client has a deep wound with areas of exudate and eschar. Which would be the fastest way to debride this wound?
1. Surgical
2. Chemical
3. Autolytic
4. Mechanical
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Rationale 1: Infected tissue is best removed by surgical debridement. Surgical debridement uses sterile instruments and requires local anesthesia. Only a qualified clinician can use this technique.
Rationale 2: Chemical debridement is slower than surgical debridement and uses proteolytic enzymes.
Rationale 3: Mechanical debridement is accomplished through whirlpool treatments
Rationale 4: Autolytic debridement uses moisture-retentive or moisture-donating dressings to facilitate digestion of tissue by the client's own enzymes and phagocytes.
Global Rationale: Infected tissue is best removed by surgical debridement. Surgical debridement uses sterile instruments and requires local anesthesia. Only a qualified clinician can use this technique. Chemical debridement is slower than surgical debridement and uses proteolytic enzymes. Mechanical debridement is accomplished through whirlpool treatments. Autolytic debridement uses moisture-retentive or moisture-donating dressings to facilitate digestion of tissue by the client's own enzymes and phagocytes.
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