In which phase of wound healing is the focus on control of bleeding and establishment of a clean wound bed?
a. inflammatory phase c. maturation phase
b. proliferative phase d. keloid phase
A
During the inflammatory phase, the focus is on controlling any bleeding and establishing a clean wound bed. The proliferative phase is the rebuilding phase. The maturation phase is the remodeling phase. Keloid formation is hypertrophic scarring or scar tissue that extends beyond the boundaries of the original wound.
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