The Edge Effect

In Brief PURPOSE To provide practitioners with information about advanced treatment options related to the edge effect of chronic wounds. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in wound care. OBJECTIVES After reading the article and taking the test, the reader should be able to: Describe the DIME model and the normal wound healing process. Identify differences in the physiologic responses of chronic wounds from acute wounds. Discuss advanced treatment modalities for healing chronic wounds. ADV SKIN WOUND CARE 2007;20:99-117; quiz 118-9. This continuing education activity focuses specifically on the edge effect in wound healing, and it is the fourth in a 4-part series that addresses the components of wound bed preparation.