Wound treatment without curative intention: position paper of the Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) e. V. Wundbehandlung ohne kurative Zielsetzung: Ein Positionspapier der Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) e. V.

Dissemond J, Protz K, Erfurt-Berge C, Kröger K, Kottner J (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Abstract

Today, patients with chronic wounds are treated in many different fields of medicine. Despite this great interdisciplinary and interprofessional importance, there is still a lack of uniformly accepted definitions and classifications. Therefore, a group of experts from the professional society Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) e. V. translated and adapted the classification of chronic wounds into healable, maintenance and nonhealable wounds on the basis of the internationally published literature into German. This classification results in the aim of curative, limited respectively non-curative or palliative wound care, which are very important for everyday clinical practice. It thus becomes clear that complete wound closure is not always the central intention of wound treatment. For many patients with chronic wounds, other aspects such as the best possible quality of life and the promotion of health-related self-management as well as the avoidance of complications are important for treatment concepts. These therapy intentions should be differentiated and individually discussed with patients in order to facilitate shared decision making.

Authors with CRIS profile

Cornelia Erfurt-Berge Department of Dermatology

Involved external institutions

Universitätsklinikum Essen

Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)

Germany (DE) HELIOS Kliniken

Germany (DE) Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Dissemond, J., Protz, K., Erfurt-Berge, C., Kröger, K., & Kottner, J. (2022). Wound treatment without curative intention: position paper of the Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) e. V. Wundbehandlung ohne kurative Zielsetzung: Ein Positionspapier der Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) e. V. Hautarzt. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-022-04973-y

MLA:

Dissemond, Joachim, et al. "Wound treatment without curative intention: position paper of the Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) e. V. Wundbehandlung ohne kurative Zielsetzung: Ein Positionspapier der Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) e. V." Hautarzt (2022).