Keyword: Granulation tissue.
Today, the principle of moist wound healing is well accepted as the therapy concept of choice for chronic wounds. It has been confirmed in daily practice that moisture has various beneficial effects in the wound bed:
- nutrients, growth factors, enzymes can easily spread across the wound
- moisture facilitates the proliferation of new cells
- epithelialisation is much quicker than in dry wounds
The major requirement for modern wound dressings is to support a balanced level of moisture in the wound bed.
Why fluid handling is so important.
State-of-the-art foam dressings are designed to maintain a moist wound environment which means that they are able to handle high amounts of exudate.
Caregivers can rely on the high absorption capacity and vapour transmission rate of Cutimed Siltec dressings. The effect: superior fluid handling
= longer wear time
= fewer dressing changes
= less nursing time required
= cost effective therapy!
Maintain a moist wound environment:
Maintaining a physiological moist wound environment is the primary target in this phase of wound healing.
Cutimed Siltec dressings are designed to support this in the best possible way by their superior fluid handling and the atraumatic silicone wound contact layer. This layer ensures a gentle adherence on the surrounding skin.
Choose the appropriate dressing for each level of exudate:
- Cutimed Siltec: foam dressing for moderate to high levels of exudate
- Cutimed Siltec L: foam dressing for low to moderate exudate levels
- Cutimed Siltec B: foam dressing with a border fixation for low to moderate exudate levels
- Cutimed Siltec Heel: foam dressing for moderate to high exudate levels especially designed for various heel shapes
Apply appropriate secondary fixation:
The amputation of limbs requires special bandage techniques and materials which can be combined as necessary.
Reliable dressing techniques may include a combination of:
- wide-area fixation
- retention bandages
- film dressings
Important:
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