Keith F Cutting

Keith has been involved in tissue viability for 30 years and has held clinical, academic and research roles. He has presented his work nationally and international at conferences that include the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, European Wound Management Association, the European Tissue Repair Society, and the Symposium on Advances in Wound Care. He has over 130 peer reviewed publications in journals, book chapters and conference abstracts and has edited Trends in Wound Care volumes IV and V. He has a particular interest in diagnosis and management of wound infection and his paper Criteria for wound Infection1  remains the most widely cited collation of clinical criteria for wound infection. These criteria have been tested in two research studies and have been adapted for clinical application in many countries around the world.

Keith is a co-editor of The Microbiology of Wounds2 the first book dedicated to this topic that explores the role of biofilms in wounds and infection.

Keith is a reviewer for a number of journals, and works with a range of international corporations and medical agencies as an independent consultant.

References
1. Cutting KF, Harding KG. Criteria for identifying wound infection. Journal of Wound Care 1994;3(4):198-201.
2. Percival S, Cutting K, editors. Microbiology of wounds. Boca Baton, USA: CRC Press, 2010.