Tailoring GP management to suit chronic wounds
A holistic and individualised approach is required when managing this potentially burdensome condition
Healthcare practitioners are often challenged by chronic wounds.
These are defined as wounds that do not heal after three months of adequate treatment or are not fully healed at the 12-month mark.1
They impose significant physical, psychosocial and economic burdens on patients.2,3
An understanding of the differing pathophysiology of acute and chronic wounds, and the range of factors contributing to persistence of a chronic wound, is crucial to diagnosis and management.4
