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The clinical impact of hydroresponsive dressings in dynamic wound healing: Part I

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JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 15-24

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MA HEALTHCARE LTD
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2021.30.1.15

Keywords

debridement; HydroClean; hydroresponsive wound dressing; HydroTac; PUSH score; Resposorb; wound; wound bed preparation; wound care; wound healing; wounds

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This study demonstrates that the use of hydroresponsive wound dressing HydroClean is effective in managing wound exudate production, promoting wound cleansing and debridement, supporting good wound bed preparation, and facilitating subsequent clinical healing outcomes.
Objective: Management of any wound, either acute or hard-to-heal, might involve the use of multiple and different wound dressings in its treatment. This approach is necessary to overcome the myriad of clinical challenges the wound presents, as well as any underlying comorbidities that might affect the clinical outcomes. This article describes the clinical effectiveness of a coordinated wound dressing treatment regimen. Method: This was an open-labelled non-comparative study involving patients with a variety of hard-to-heal and acute wounds of differing levels of seventy, but all of which required removal of devitalised tissue to enable wound healing to progress. The first phase used the hydroresponsive wound dressing HydroClean (PAUL HARTMANN AG, Germany). The PUSH score was used as the primary measurement parameter. Results: A total of 86 patients (38 male/48 female), with a mean age of 67.7 +/- 21.7 years, took part in the study. The results showed that the hydroresponsive dressing was effective in managing wound exudate production and promoting wound cleansing and debridement, supporting good wound bed preparation. Wound closure was observed in 16/86 (18.6%) wounds at the end of the study (20 weeks). This enabled clinicians to switch to alternative wound dressings to promote subsequent clinical healing outcomes. Conclusion: In this study, the hydroresponsive wound dressing was highly effective in preparing a clean wound bed such that the next stage of wound healing could be supported.

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