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Journal of Wound CareVol. 28, No. Sup9a A multipurpose dressing: A clinical review of the absorption, debridement and healing properties of Aquacel FoamKaren Ousey, Angela Walker, Jacalyn Brace, Franck Duteille, Astrid Probst, Maria Hughes, Cathy Milne, Windy ColeKaren OuseyProfessor of Skin Integrity, Director for the Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention – University of Huddersfield Department of Nursing and Midwifery; Adjunct Professor – School of Nursing, Faculty of Health at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Visiting Professor, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Republic of IrelandSearch for more papers by this author, Angela WalkerPodiatry Lead, Clinical Specialist, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UKSearch for more papers by this author, Jacalyn BraceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio, USSearch for more papers by this author, Franck DuteilleProfessor of Plastic Surgery, Burn Centre, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Nantes, FranceSearch for more papers by this author, Astrid ProbstAdvanced Nurse Practitioner, Kreiskliniken Reutlingen, GermanySearch for more papers by this author, Maria HughesIndependent Tissue Viability Consultant; Head of Medical Services and Wellbeing, and Queens Nurse, North Wales Police, UKSearch for more papers by this author, Cathy MilneAdvanced Practitioner, Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing, Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, USSearch for more papers by this author, Windy ColeAdjunct Professor and Director of Wound Care, Medical Director, UH Ahuja Wound Center, USSearch for more papers by this authorKaren Ousey; Angela Walker; Jacalyn Brace; Franck Duteille; Astrid Probst; Maria Hughes; Cathy Milne; Windy ColePublished Online:25 Sep 2019https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2019.28.Sup9a.S1AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References 1 Parsons D, Bowler P, Myles V, Jones S. 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