Wound pH and temperature as predictors of healing: an observational study

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Rosemarie Derwin · Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Declan Patton · Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Helen Strapp · Tallaght University Hospital

Zena Moore · Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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The study demonstrated that a reduction in pH and temperature was associated with increased wound healing as evidenced by a corresponding reduction in wound size. Thus, measuring pH and temperature in clinical practice may provide clinically meaningful data pertaining to wound status.

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Wound Healing and Treatments Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine

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Published in: Journal of Wound Care

Volume 32, Issue 5, pp. 302-310

DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2023.32.5.302

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Wound pH and temperature as predictors of healing: an observational study

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