Uncertainty and interventions

We all have routines in our daily life. We do things because we always do them.

Every now and then it makes sense to ponder a bit about your routines, also in wound care. In a 2018 PLOS article (link below), common routines deemed uncertain were listed. It is fascinating reading, but also sad. Sad because many interventions appear no-brainers but apparently are not, because they lack proper underpinning. An intervention is a no-brainer because "everyone knows it works". That is a problem since underpinning a no-brainer should be easy. But many have not been addressed up to today... so now we still do not know if our routines make a difference.

Here is the challenge, what routines have been investigated since 2018 and can be removed from or should be added to the list?

Keep in mind, this list is only a fraction of common uncertainties in wound care. This is very important because it is very tempting for policymakers to stop paying for non-proven routines/interventions. It appears to make sense, but that is only in theory. In practice, it may just rip the heart out of our work.