Referencing criteria for specialised consultation in complex wound care

Miranda, Liliana Grilo; Lourenço, Óscar; Amado, João; Alves, Paulo

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Miranda, Liliana Grilo

Lourenço, Óscar

Amado, João

Alves, Paulo

Abstract(s)

Objective: Validate a referential model for the nursing consultation for the treatment of patient with complex wounds. Methods: To validate a referencial model for the spe-cialised nursing consultation for complex wounds, bringing together a panel of nation-al and international experts in wound care, we did a Focus Group by a survey the main clinical guidelines and a Delphi panel. Results: Using these two consensus methods, the result was 14 referral criteria for specialised nursing consultations in the treatment of complex wounds. Conclusion: This study is relevant and innovative, facilitating the referral process according to the criteria identified. The most important criteria that we found for referring are Wound complexity, with exposure of fascia, exposure of surgical material, presence of non-viable tissue, vascular pathology and Need for in-novative advanced therapies (NPWT, topical oxygen therapy).

Keywords

Decision making Nursing care management Wound Wound care Wound dressing Wound healing Wounds and injury

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/55031

Citation

Miranda, L. G., Lourenço, Ó., Amado, J., & Alves, P. (2025). Referencing criteria for specialised consultation in complex wound care. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202509.0277.v1