Tag: Exudate management

SMARTPORE Technology Made Easy

Selecting the appropriate dressing for the individual is essential in promoting optimum healing, symptom management, comfort and overall quality of life for the patient. This Made Easy describes SMARTPORE Technology®, utilised in the BETAplast® dressing range (Mundipharma). SMARTPORE Technology® provides high absorption and retention of exudate, along with an optimal moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR), creating an ideal option for wound healing.

 

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SMARTPORE TECHNOLOGY MADE EASY

Case series: ALLEVYN LIFE Non-Bordered foam dressing for

managing moderate to heavily exuding wounds

 

Exudate is vital for moist wound healing; however, overproduction of exudate is detrimental to the wound healing trajectory. Under compression, the capacity of some dressings to absorb exudate can fall by more than 40% and leaks are common, requiring more frequent dressing changes (Körber et al, 2008). Non-bordered foam dressings present a flexible class of dressings that can be used under compression and for cushioning, can conform to awkward positions on the body and can be cut to shape for unusually shaped wounds. This series of six case studies describes the use of ALLEVYN LIFE Non-Bordered foam dressing (Smith & Nephew) in the management of moderate to heavily exuding diabetic foot, venous and pressure ulcers. ALLEVYN LIFE Non-Bordered foam dressing is designed to lock in exudate and minimise the risk of skin damage … read more