Biofilm formation in cutaneous wounds and its behavior in the face of interventions: an integrative review

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Eline Lima Borges (Συγγραφέας), Josimare Aparecida Otoni Spira (Συγγραφέας), Gilmara Lopes Amorim (Συγγραφέας), Ana Carolina Silva Martins Coelho (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
• Διαθέσιμο Online: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.15253/2175-6783.20222378112; 2175-6783
• Keywords: biofilms; wounds and injuries; nursing; enterostomal therapy.; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Rev Rene, Vol 23, p e78112 (2022)

Objective: to identify in the literature the biofilm formation and its behavior when faced with interventions in cutaneous wounds. Methods: an integrative review, carried out in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, EMBASE, Scopus, The Cochrane Library Collaboration, MEDLINE/PubMed and Science Direct databases, without temporal delimitation. Nineteen studies were selected. The information was evaluated descriptively, comparing it with the pertinent findings. Results: the sample studies were published in English and included three types of biofilm research: two clinical, six in vitro and 11 in vivo (animal). Three themes were included: biofilm model creation (n=4), biofilm assessment (n=3), biofilm behavior before interventions for its management (n=12). Conclusion: the detrimental effects of biofilm on wound healing have been confirmed. Several interventions were able to reduce and eliminate biofilm in in vitro and in vivo models. Contributions to practice: it was found that clinical evaluation of the lesion does not allow the identification of biofilm, even when present; it is below the surface of the lesion. This finding raises reflection on the part of nurses regarding the interventions adopted for the removal of biofilm.