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A critical review of modern and emerging absorbent dressings used to treat exuding wounds.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22248337     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Wound management has progressed significantly over the last five decades. This emanates from a greater understanding of wound healing, technological progression and improved clinical and scientific research. There are currently a plethora of absorbent dressings on the wound care market which claim to have the ability to manage exudates whilst encouraging healing. However, it is becoming clear, from analysing randomised controlled trials, that some of these absorbent dressings are not meeting their expectations when applied in a clinical setting. Many clinicians now feel that there should be more focus, not only on a dressing's ability to manage exudate efficiently, but on a dressing's ability to proactively encourage healing and thus exudate reduction will ensue. This paper proposes to critically review modern and emerging absorbent wound care dressings used to manage exuding wounds and discuses some advances in this area.
Authors:
India R Sweeney; Mohsen Miraftab; Graham Collyer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  International wound journal     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1742-481X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101230907     Medline TA:  Int Wound J     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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© 2012 The Authors. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and Medicalhelplines.com Inc.
Affiliation:
IR Sweeney, MEng, Insitute for Materials Research and Innovation, University of Bolton, Deane Road, Bolton, UK M Miraftab, PhD, Insitute for Materials Research and Innovation, University of Bolton, Deane Road, Bolton, UK G Collyer, BSc, Sumed International (UK) Limited, Integrity House, Units 1-2 Graphite Way, Hadfield, Glossop, Derbyshire, UK.
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