Category |
Description |
Examples |
Absorbent |
- For draining wounds
- Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
- Monitor skin around wound
|
- Gauze
- Exudry LF
- Mepore
- Aquacel
- Mesorb
- Combiderm
- Alldress
- Algisite*
- Kaltostat*
- Mesalt*
- Interdry LF
- Allevyn* LF
- Mepilex*
- Hyofoam*
- Tielle*
- 3M Foam*
- Biatain Foam*
- AMD Foam*
- Aquacel Foam*
- Hydrocel
- Biatain IBU Non-Adhesive*
- Biatain IBU Soft Hold
|
Non-Absorbent |
- For non-draining / dry wounds
- Change every 5-7 days or if leakage or not intact
- Monitor skin around wound
- May require secondary dressing
|
- Opsite Flexifit LF
- Tegaderm
- Biocclusive
- Opsite Post-Op
- Duoderm
- Allevyn Thin LF
- Restore
- Comfeel
- Nu-Derm
- Intrasite Conformable LF
- Cutunova
- Coverplast
- Leukoplast
- Covermed
- Duoderm CGF
- Intrasite Gel* LF
- Normagel*
- Restoregel*
- Duoderm Gel*
- Tegagel*
- Wound Dress*
- Adaptic*
- Mepitel*
- Jelonet*
- Tegapore*
- Telfa*
- Mepiform
- Leukomed
- Coverlet
|
Absorbent / Anti-Microbial |
- For draining wounds to treat / reduce risk of infection
- Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
- For draining wounds to treat / reduce risk of infection
- Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
|
- Algisite LF
- Acticoat Absorbent LF
- Biatain AG
- Aquacel AG
- Actisorb
- Contreet (Biatain AG)
- Interdry AG LF (can leave on for up to 5 days)
- AMD Gauze
- AMD Foam*
- Biatain Foam AG*
- Silvercell
- Biatain Silicone*
- Iodosorb+ LF
- Inadine+
+ Iodine allergy alert +
|
Non-Absorbent / Anti-Microbial |
- For dry, infected wounds
- For dry, infected wounds
|
- Acticoat 7 LF
- Acticoat Flex LF
- Acticoat LF
- Actisorb
- Flamazine
- Medihoney
- Bactigras+ LF
- Sofratulle+
+ sulpha allergy alert+
|
Absorbent / Odour Control |
- For draining wounds and odour control of fungating / malignant wounds (not infected wounds)
- May require up to daily changes depending on drainage / odour
|
|
Absorbent / Odour Control / Antibacterial |
- For fungating/ malignant wounds with infection
|
- Actisorb-Silver (220 Activated Charcoal Dressing)
|
Stalled Wounds |
- As determined by Medical Doctor / Wound Consultant
- Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
- May require secondary dressing
|
- Promogram
- Tegaderm Matrix
- Pisma
|
Stalled Wounds with Infection |
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Skin Protectors |
- For skin surrounding a draining wound
- To prevent skin breakdown
- To protect skin around stoma
|
- Brava Sheet (formerly Coloplast Skin Barrier)
- Cavilon Cream
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