Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives

Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of hydrogel dressings without additional therapeutic additives in the management of wounds? Background: Hydrogels are designed to rehydrate a wound depending on the wound moisture levels. They are available in different forms...

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Main Authors: Watts, Robin, Frehner, Liz
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;res=IELHEA;dn=021184132546170
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59332
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description Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of hydrogel dressings without additional therapeutic additives in the management of wounds? Background: Hydrogels are designed to rehydrate a wound depending on the wound moisture levels. They are available in different forms including sheets, amorphous gels and impregnated gauze. They are best used with wounds with no or minimal exudate as they do not have capacity to absorb large amounts of exudate due to their high water content (up to 96%).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-593322018-02-27T04:24:25Z Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives Watts, Robin Frehner, Liz Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of hydrogel dressings without additional therapeutic additives in the management of wounds? Background: Hydrogels are designed to rehydrate a wound depending on the wound moisture levels. They are available in different forms including sheets, amorphous gels and impregnated gauze. They are best used with wounds with no or minimal exudate as they do not have capacity to absorb large amounts of exudate due to their high water content (up to 96%). 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59332 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;res=IELHEA;dn=021184132546170 fulltext
spellingShingle Watts, Robin
Frehner, Liz
Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives
title Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives
title_full Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives
title_fullStr Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives
title_full_unstemmed Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives
title_short Evidence summary: Wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives
title_sort evidence summary: wound management – hydrogel dressings without therapeutic additives
url https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;res=IELHEA;dn=021184132546170
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59332