Wound Care

Principles of wound management.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Lacerations

CKS: Venous leg ulcers

NICE advice [ESMPB2]: Chronic wounds: advanced wound dressings and antimicrobial dressings

NICE advice: Chronic wounds: advanced wound dressings and antimicrobial dressings

NICE guideline [CG179]

NICE guideline [NG125]

NICE guideline [NG125]: Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment

NICE guideline [NG19]: Diabetic foot problems: prevention and management

2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease

2024 ACC/AHA/Multisociety Guideline For the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease

2024 AHA/ACC Peripheral Artery Disease Guideline

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) Venous and Pressure Ulcer Guidelines

Best practice guidelines for skin and wound care in epidermolysis bullosa

Clinical Guidance for Wound Management to Prevent Tetanus

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (IDSA)

IWII Wound Infection in Clinical Practice consensus document: 2022 update

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel: International Guidelines

Skin and wound care in EB - Clinical Practice Guideline | DEBRA International

Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

WHS Guidelines for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers – 2023 update

Wound Healing Society: Chronic Wound Care Guidelines