National expert consensus on application of phototherapy in acute and chronic wounds (2020 version) / 中华烧伤杂志

ABSTRACT

In general, different kinds of light play different roles in the treatment of wound, but the different kinds of light with similar wavelengths have some similar or the same therapeutic function. The importance of phototherapy has been gradually discovered and phototherapyhas become an important means of clinical wound treatment. At present, red light is the most widely used light in wound treatment for the outstanding effects in accelerating wound healing, alleviating pain, controlling effusion volume. Through reviewing a large number of literature and screening out high-quality evidence articles, combined with the repeated discussion of experts in the field of wound repair, the expert consensus on phototherapy in acute and chronic wounds is formulated with guiding significance, which can provide scientific and standardized application guidance for light treatment in wound repair.