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Hydrocolloids & Descendants
Fotos: Riepe, Bültemann
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Description- semipermeable dressing with gel forming agents- use on dry to moderately exuding, granulating wounds - the gel of hydrocolloids is sticky, yellowish to brown and smells akward Indications- superficial, flat, moderately exuding, granulating wounds- postoperative suture protection Limitations- infections (see antiseptics)- heavily exsuding, wet wounds (beware of macerationen of the wound edge) - PAD grade 4 Notes- apply warmed up- well dried wound edge and surrounding skin - overlap wound edge by apoprox. 2cm - apply without tension - mold on well to the surface - normale hydrocolloids take up 5x more exudate than thin ones Change of dressing- on demand every 2-3 days (beware of maceration of the wound edge)- change before the bubble reaches the edge of the dressing and loosens Tegaderm™ absorbent: - change when the dressiong loosens, higher capacity - wound is visible through the dressing Link to producers
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