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débridement
(redirected from block débridement)

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débridement /dé·bride·ment/ (da-brēd-maw´) [Fr.] the removal of foreign material or devitalized tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed, either by cutting (surgical d.) or by application of an enzyme able to lyse devitalized tissue (enzymatic d.).
débridement
[Fr.] the removal of all foreign material and all contaminated and devitalized tissues from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed.

block débridement
a method in which the wound is packed with gauze or toweling, sutured together and then the entire mass is removed surgically. Usually reserved for badly damaged tissues.
enzymatic débridement
use of enzymes such as trypsin and chymotrypsin, usually applied topically, to achieve débridement.


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