This World Union of Wound Healing Societies' best practice document was supported by an
unrestricted educational grant from ConvaTec and is published by Medical Education
Partnership Ltd, 2007. It is translated and reprinted here in full with permission of MEP Ltd
and the WUWHS. To cite the original source of this document please use the following:
WUWHS. Principles of best practice: Wound exudate and the role of dressings. A consensus
document. London: MEP Ltd, 2007. (It is also available as a pdf download in English, French,
Italian, Spanish and Japanese from www.wuwhs.org).
