What Does Debride Mean?

Debridement is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. Removal may be surgical, mechanical, chemical, autolytic, and by maggot therapy.

When should you debride a wound?

Debridement isn't required for all wounds. Typically, it's used for old wounds that aren't healing properly. It's also used for chronic wounds that are infected and getting worse. Debridement is also necessary if you're at risk for developing problems from wound infections.

What is the word Debride mean?

Debride: To remove dead, contaminated, or adherent tissue and/or foreign material. To debride a wound is to remove all materials that may promote infection and impede healing. This may be done by enzymes (as with proteolytic enzymes), mechanical methods (as in a whirlpool), or sharp debridement (using intruments).