Resources >   The TIME^ principles provide a systematic approach to the management of wounds. TIME is based on intervention in four clinical areas and leads to an optimal well vascularised wound bed that facilitates the effectiveness of other therapeutic measures. The objectives underpinning TIME are T  -  Tissue Non-Viable or Deficient I  -  Infection or Inflammation M  -  Moisture Imbalance E  -  Epidermal Margin - non advancing or undermined. EWMA Positioning Paper. "Wound bed preparation in practice" The positioning paper is an independently authored paper on wound bed preparation and is available in five languages more > To access more country specific information, please select your country Please Select a Country Australia Austria België Belgique Canada - English Canada - French Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden UK & Ireland US Other

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