Hypergranulation of chronic wounds: an occasional but not infrequent problem
Chaverri Fierro D.

SUMMARY

   Hypergranulation is an occasional but no infrequent problem, which many clinicians face in their daily practice. This phenomenon occurs in a variety of wounds that includes post-surgical incisions and wounds, stomas (gastrostomies, tracheotomies.) and chronic wounds.

   The objective of the present article is to quantify and to analyze the evidence generated around the topic of the hypergranulation in chronic wounds, through the bibliographical search in diverse data bases.

   After the analysis and revision of the different recovered documents it is demonstrated, both in terms of quantity and quality, an important shortage of investigation around the hypergranulation in chronic wounds. Therefore, the problem is not sufficiently explained and solid evidences do not exist to justify the use of a treatment over another one.

KEY WORDS

    Hypergranulation, chronic wound, review.

Vol. 18 nº3-2007