State two drawbacks to wound cleansing

What will be an ideal response?


The correct answer should include two of the following key points:
*Wound cleansers contain cytotoxic agents.
*Wound cleansers are a form of nonselective debridement.
*Wound cleansers are not effective debriding anything other than loosely adherent necrotic tissue and debris.

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