Extending the TIME concept: what have we learned in the past 10 years?(*).

ABSTRACT: The TIME acronym (tissue, infection/inflammation, moisture balance and edge of wound) was first developed more than 10 years ago, by an international group of wound healing experts, to provide a framework for a structured approach to wound bed preparation; a basis for optimising the management of open chronic wounds healing by secondary intention. However, it should be recognised that the TIME principles are only a part of the systematic and holistic evaluation of each patient at every wound assessment. This review, prepared by the International Wound Infection Institute, examines how new data and evidence generated in the intervening decade affects the original concepts of TIME, and how it is translated into current best practice. Four developments stand out: recognition of the importance

SUBMITTER: Leaper DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7950760 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature