Phases of Wound Healing

A nurse is assessing a chronic pressure ulcer on a bedridden patient. Which finding would indicate that the wound is progressing normally through the proliferative phase of healing?

1 Presence of bright red bleeding and clot formation
2 Wound edges that are widely separated with purulent drainage
3 Thick, dry scab covering the entire wound surface
4 Pink, granular tissue filling the wound bed with new capillary formation ✓ 정답

해설

The proliferative phase (days 3-21) is characterized by pink, granular granulation tissue with new capillary formation. Other options describe inflammatory phase or abnormal findings.

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Understanding the Proliferative Phase
The healing of a chronic pressure ulcer, like any full-thickness wound, follows a predictable sequence of phases. After the initial hemostasis and inflammation subside, the wound enters the proliferative phase. This stage is critical for rebuilding tissue structure and is characterized by cellular expansion, angiogenesis (new capillary formation), and extracellular matrix reconstruction [1,2]. The clinical hallmark of a wound progressing normally through this phase is the development of healthy granulation tissue.

Analysis of the Correct Answer (Option 4)
Option 4 describes pink, granular tissue filling the wound bed with new capillary formation. This is the textbook description of granulation tissue. The pink color is due to the rich network of newly formed capillaries (angiogenesis), and the granular, bumpy appearance comes from the proliferation of fibroblasts and the deposition of new collagen matrix. This finding indicates that the immune-stromal interactions are successfully coordinating the repair process, a key goal of the proliferative phase . It visually confirms that the wound is actively filling in with new, viable tissue, moving toward closure.

Analysis of Incorrect Options
Option 1: Presence of bright red bleeding and clot formation. This finding is characteristic of the hemostasis phase, which occurs immediately after injury. While some bleeding can occur if fragile new capillaries in a healing wound are disrupted, the primary description of active clot formation points to the very first stage of healing, not the proliferative phase .

Option 2: Wound edges that are widely separated with purulent drainage. This finding is a classic sign of wound infection and a failure to heal. Purulent drainage indicates a high bacterial burden. As described in the framework of infection-driven proliferative phase impairment (IDPPI), pathogenic microbial communities can establish themselves and specifically disrupt the cellular activities of the proliferative phase, halting angiogenesis and tissue formation . This is a sign of wound deterioration, not normal progression.

Option 3: Thick, dry scab covering the entire wound surface. A thick, dry scab (eschar) is composed of dehydrated, necrotic tissue and dried exudate. While a scab can form over a superficial wound healing by primary intention, in a chronic full-thickness pressure ulcer, a thick, dry covering impedes healing. It blocks the migration of epithelial cells across the wound bed, prevents wound contraction, and can serve as a reservoir for bacteria, thereby stalling the proliferative phase . Normal progression requires a moist wound environment to support cell migration and function.

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