Skin Integrity and Wound Care

Promoting physiological health in the integumentary system

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Possible signs of IMPAIRED ARTERIAL CIRCULATION
-loss of leg hair -shiny skin on legs -more easily damaged
1)STEROIDS cause... 2)ANTIBIOTICS cause...
1)thinning skin 2)increased sensitivity to sunlight
CLEAN WOUNDS
-uninfected -minimal inflammation -primarily closed wounds
CONTAMINATED WOUNDS
-open, fresh, accidental -surgical wounds w/ major break in sterile technique -inflammation
DIRTY/INFECTED WOUNDS
-old, accidental -has dead tissue -evidence of clinical infection (purulent drainage)
1)PARTIAL-THICKNESS WOUND 2)FULL-THICKNESS WOUNDS
1)confined to the dermis&epidermis 2)involves dermis,epidermis,subcu+possible muscle & bone
PRIMARY (1ST) INTENTION HEALING
-tissues surfaces have been approximated -minimal to no tissue loss -minimal granulation tissue & scarring -ex:closed surgical incision
SECONDARY INTENTION HEALING
-extensive, considerable tissue loss -edges should/could not be approximated -longer repair time, greater scarring, greater risk for infection
PHASES OF WOUND HEALING 1)INFLAMMATORY PHASE
-starts right after injury til day 3-6. -hemostasis & phagocytosis
HEMOSTASIS
-cessation of bleeding -vasoconstrict, retract injured bloodvessels -fibrin (connective tissue) -bloodclot: framework for cell repair (scab)
PHAGOCYTOSIS
-macrophages(WBCs) eat microorganisms&cell debris.
PHASES OF WOUND HEALING 2) PROLIFERATIVE PHASE
-day 3-21 postinjury -fibroblasts go into wound 24hrs postinjury, synthesize collagen for strength, deposits fibrin. -granulation tissue
GRANULATION TISSUE
-translucent red color, fragile, bleeds easy -fills wound area when skin edges are not sutured
ESCHAR (scar tissue)
-dried plasma proteins & dead cells -when wound does not close by epithelialization
PHASES OF WOUND HEALING 3)MATURATION
-day 21 to 1-2yrs postinjury -fibroblasts synthesize collagen -fibers reorganize -wound is remodeled