Wound bed preparation

Wound bed preparation is a concept that prepares the wound bed healing by secondary intention for healing or further treatment.
 
TIMES is an acronym that was developed to promote a systematic approach to wound bed preparation to ensure all local factors that could delay closure are identified and addressed.
 
Together, they promote a holistic approach to wound assessment and treatment, addressing both systemic factors that may impact on the wound and local conditions in the wound bed to promote healing (Atkin and Rippon, 2016; Snyder et al, 2016).