{"id":767,"date":"2010-12-02T16:48:45","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/the-wound-healing-process\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T16:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:52:40","slug":"the-wound-healing-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/minor-surgery\/theoretical-background\/the-wound-healing-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wound-Healing Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">In <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>traumatology<\/strong><\/span>, distinctions are made between <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">complex<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">non-complex wounds<\/span> and between <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">open<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">closed wounds<\/span>. Wounds can also be categorised according to their cause, such as <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>vulnus scissum<\/strong><\/span> (<em>incised wound<\/em>), <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>vulnus contusum<\/strong><\/span> (<em>contusion<\/em>), or <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>vulnus conquaessatum<\/strong><\/span> (<em>crushing wound<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">A <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>complex wound<\/strong><\/span> involves not only the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">skin<\/span>, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">subcutis<\/span>, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">muscles<\/span>, but also <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">large vessels<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nerves<\/span>, or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bones<\/span>. A <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>non-complex wound<\/strong><\/span> generally <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">does not<\/span> extend beyond the subcutis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Open wounds<\/strong><\/span> disrupt the connection between all skin layers and include <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">incised wounds<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">penetration wounds<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">puncture wounds<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bites<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">perforating wounds<\/span>, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lacerations<\/span>. <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Closed wounds<\/strong><\/span> include <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">contusions<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">closed fractures<\/span> (<em>no exposure to the outside world<\/em>), and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">abrasions<\/span> (<em>because not all tissue layers of the skin are penetrated<\/em>). <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Abrasions<\/strong><\/span> (<em>excoriation<\/em>) are characterised by pinpoint bleeding from the dermis. Symptoms of an <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>incised wound<\/strong><\/span> are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">dehiscence<\/span> (<em>separation of the edges of the wound<\/em>), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bleeding<\/span> (<em>diffuse, venous, or arterial<\/em>), and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pain<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Wound Healing Occurs in Three Phases<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Phase One: (Inflammatory Phase)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><em>Duration:<\/em><\/strong> 5-7 days.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><em>Characteristics:<\/em><\/strong> Blood clotting and inflammatory reaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Blood Clotting:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Initiated by <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>vasoconstriction<\/strong><\/span> followed by activation of the <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>clotting mechanism<\/strong><\/span>. The combined actions of thrombocytes, tissue factors, and clotting factors produce <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>cellular<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>humoral reactions<\/strong><\/span>. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The clotting cascade progresses from thrombocyte aggregation to the formation of fibrin threads that cross-link to form a plug that will staunch the flow of blood.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Inflammatory Reaction:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Vasodilatation occurs after <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">5-10 minutes<\/span> to achieve <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>haemostasis<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Fluid<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>cells<\/strong><\/span> are exuded through the epithelial wall of capillaries. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Chemotaxis and proliferation of granulocytes and monocytes ensure the removal of damaged tissue and bacteria. The formation of endothelial cells and fibroblasts is stimulated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Phase Two: (Proliferation Phase)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><em>Duration:<\/em><\/strong> One or more weeks, overlapping with phase one.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><em>Characteristics:<\/em><\/strong> Migration of endothelial cells to the wound area (<em>angiogenesis<\/em>), proliferation of fibroblasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Migration and Proliferation of Fibroblasts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Fibroblasts<\/strong><\/span> are responsible for the production of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">collagen<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">elastin<\/span>, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ground substance<\/span>. The mechanical strength of the healed wound depends on these substances.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Angiogenesis:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Endothelial cells<\/strong><\/span> create a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">capillary network<\/span>. This entire process leads to the formation of granulation tissue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Phase Three: (Differentiation Phase)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><em>Duration:<\/em><\/strong> A few weeks or months.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Characteristics: <\/strong><\/em>Maturation and contraction.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Maturation:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>definitive scar<\/strong><\/span> forms. This process is stimulated by the mechanical burden of the scar. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Pressure<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>tractive forces<\/strong><\/span> are very important biological stimuli that dictate the type of tissue that will ultimately form.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Contraction:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Fibroblasts transform into <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>myofibroblasts<\/strong><\/span> with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">contractile properties<\/span>, whereby the edges of the wound are pulled together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">This mechanism usually occurs during <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>secondary wound healing<\/strong><\/span>. It reduces the size of the defect that must be bridged through epithelialisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Lastly, over the course of months or years, the colour of the scar may change due to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">further decrease in capillaries<\/span>. Further <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">remodelling<\/span> of the scar also occurs, which produces the definitive scar with its original tissue tensile <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>strength<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>form<\/strong><\/span> (<em>keloid, hypertrophy, width<\/em>) and <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>pigmentation<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Knowledge of the processes that occur during phase three is important because the mechanical burden on the scar has a clearly positive effect on the quality of the scar. Therefore, a good motto for follow-up care is that a patient should heal by moving.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">In practice, this means that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">adequate wound healing<\/span> can only occur if the edges of the wound contain <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>well vascularised vital tissue<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">That means that, when treating a wound, all <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">dead tissue<\/span> must be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">removed<\/span>. Dead material also includes foreign bodies, and no dead spaces may remain by the time the wound closes. Dead space can fill with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">blood<\/span> or lead to a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">seroma<\/span>, which can be a source of <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>infection<\/strong><\/span>. <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\">One should therefore attempt to make an unclean wound a surgical wound by irrigating with <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>saline solution<\/strong><\/span> or <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>mechanically cleaning<\/strong> <\/span>the wound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Subsequently, <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>debridement<\/strong><\/span> can be performed to excise all dead tissue from the wound or possibly excise the entire wound. <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Adequate haemostasis<\/span> must be achieved by temporarily <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>clamping blood vessels<\/strong> <\/span>with mosquito forceps. If this is unsuccessful, blood vessels can be tied off with reabsorbable suture material. In principle, however, the least amount of foreign material possible should be left behind in the wound.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The number of <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>ligatures<\/strong><\/span> must be kept to a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">minimum<\/span>. Similarly, leaving wound or \u201c<em>glove<\/em>\u201d drains does not promote wound healing. <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\">If <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">more than six hours<\/span> have passed since the traumatic damage was produced (<em>Friedrich period<\/em>), the number of micro-organisms in the wound may have multiplied to such an extent that bacterial invasion of tissue is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Depending on the wound site and the condition of the patient, it must be considered whether to forgo primary wound closure after a well executed debridement. After all, <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>closure<\/strong><\/span> or <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>suturing<\/strong><\/span> is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not necessary<\/span> for wound healing.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Local factors that influence wound healing are: <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>infection<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>tissue hypoxia<\/strong><\/span> (<em>problems with ABC, local vascularisation disorders, tension at the wound margins due to closing<\/em>), <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>foreign bodies<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>irradiation<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>toxic influences<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>dehydration<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The patient\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">general condition<\/span> can also influence wound healing. Therefore, it is a good idea to consider the patient\u2019s <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>nutritional status<\/strong><\/span>, the presence of <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>arteriosclerosis<\/strong><\/span> or <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>diabetes mellitus<\/strong><\/span>, and the use of <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>corticosteroids<\/strong><\/span> or <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>chemotherapy<\/strong><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The previously mentioned factors increase the risk of wound infection. <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Adequate asepsis<\/strong><\/span> (<em>= sterile technique<\/em>) can prevent wound infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">In daily practice, before a decision is made about closing the wound, the desired approach to wound healing should be determined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Approaches include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Primary wound healing<\/strong><\/span> (<em>sanitatio per primam intentionem<\/em>). This will result in a very small scar and requires atraumatic, precise approximation of the wound edges and the absence of disturbances in wound healing, such as infection. This is the desired approach for clean surgical wounds in which the wound edges lie neatly close together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Secondary wound healing<\/strong><\/span> (<em>sanitatio per secundam intentionem<\/em>). With this approach, the wound is left open and nature is allowed to run its course through the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">inflammatory phase<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">proliferation phase<\/span>, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">differentiation phase<\/span>. This approach to wound healing is highly safe and should be used if there is uncertainty regarding the viability of the wound area based on the previously mentioned local and general factors. An example is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bite wounds<\/span> caused by humans or animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Delayed primary wound closure<\/strong><\/span> occurs for wounds in which uncertainty exists regarding the viability of tissue or the degree of contamination or infection. Examples include wounds <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">older than six hours<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">large<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">heavily contaminated wounds<\/span>. As soon healthy, well vascularised granulation tissue is visible in the wound, the edges of the wound can be brought together. <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Hermetic sealing<\/strong> <\/span>of the wound is avoided to minimise the risk of infection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In traumatology, distinctions are made between complex and non-complex wounds and between open and closed wounds. Wounds can also be categorised according to their cause, such as vulnus scissum (incised wound), vulnus contusum (contusion), or vulnus conquaessatum (crushing wound). 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