What is it about?
Wound infection is a common problem in chronic wounds and is one of the key reasons why wound healing may stall. By early recognition and appropriate intervention progression of a wound infection may be avoided. This study focussed on the inter-rater reliability of two different methods of documentation for the assessment of infection in chronic wounds in clinical practice on using the WUWHS criteria.
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Why is it important?
This study was designed to determine the inter-rater reliability of two different methods of documentation in clinical practice. Based on the results obtained, it is to conclude that a checklist with the WUWHS criteria supports the clinical assessment of infection of chronic wounds.
Perspectives
By doing this study and by publishing this study I hope that it contributes to the use of the WUWHS infection criteria in clinical practice.
Jacqueline Vestjens
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This page is a summary of: The inter-rater reliability between nurse-assessors clinically assessing infection of chronic wounds using the WUWHS criteria, International Wound Journal, October 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12785.
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