The EWMA Wound Debridement Pathway is a concise, one-page, evidence-based visual guide to assessing wounds with non-viable tissue and selecting the most appropriate debridement technique. It supports rapid triage, highlights clear “do-not-debride” situations, and helps healthcare professionals choose between different debridement options according to local resources and competencies.
The one-page pathway is part of the EWMA Wound Debridement Educational Tool Kit, which also includes an e-learning module to support correct use of debridement methods and technologies in everyday clinical practice and education.
Ewa Stürmer, Prof. Dr. med, MD
EWMA council member since 2022
Surgical Head of the Comprehensive Wound Center, Head of Translational Research, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Germany
Karen Ousey, MA, PhD, Professor
Emeritus Professor of Skin Integrity, University of Huddersfield
President ISTAP
Adjunct Professor Wound Care, Monash University,
Australia
Paulo Ramos, RN, MsD, and Wound Care and Tissue Viability nurse consult
EWMA council member since 2020, and chair of the EWMA education committee
Unidade local de Saúde Póvoa de Varzim/ Vila do Conde – USF Corino de Andrade
Portugal
