Surgical Scalpel
February 5th, 2010
What is the difference between Surgical Debridement and Sharp Debridement?
All these debridement methods are called in so many different names, I am super confused. The difference between surgical and sharp (or, conservative sharp) debridement would be the use of scalpels? Or, am I missing something much more significant and obvious?
Also, what’s the difference between “Sharp” and “Conservative Sharp”? Is it the presence of bleeding?
sharp debridement – removal of necrotic tissue with a scalpel or similar instrument.
surgical debridement – removal of necrotic tissue through surgery
chemical debridement – removal of necrotic tissue through application of a chemical (i.e. hydrogen peroxide, etc)
mechanical debridement – removal of necrotic tissue through use of washing, scrubbing, etc
maggot debridement – removal of necrotic tissue by utilizing live maggots to eat the dead flesh
autolytic debridement – removal of necrotic tissue through self digestion
oral debridement – removal of plaque and calculus on teeth
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