Use of a gelling fibre dressing in complex surgical or chronic ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由NIvins著作·2018·被引用3次—Theseclinicalfindingssuggestthenewgellingfibredressingtobesafeandeffectiveinwoundtreatmentofcomplex(non-healing)surgicalor ...

Objective: To evaluate the safety and performance of a gelling fibre dressing, with respect to wound exudate management, maceration and periwound skin conditions.

Method: Complex (non-healing) surgical or chronic wounds healing by secondary intention were treated with a gelling fibre dressing (Biosorb, Acelity) as part of a prospective, two-centre case series product evaluation study. Dressing performance was evaluated at each change, and weekly for up to four weeks or until the wound healed, if this was in less than four weeks. The main outcome measure was dressing performance, wound bed and periwound skin condition.

Results: A total of 15 patients, aged 26-87 years, were enrolled; 10 patients (66.7%) presented with chronic wounds including venous leg ulcers (VLUs), arterial leg ulcer, one mixed leg ulcer, pressure ulcer (PU), and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The remaining wounds ...