The Importance of Pain Reduction through Dressing Selection in Routine Wound Management The MAPP Study
Objective: To discover the incidence of pain in patients with acute or chronic wounds of various causes during dressing removal, and the effect of switching to a non-adherent dressing. l Method: A total of 656 primary care physicians reported the relevant details of all acute or chronic wounds observed during routine visits throughout the study …
UrgoClean AG in Real Life
In 2019, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reported that over 77 million individuals have diabetes in India, which will increase to over 100 million by 2030 (IDF, 2019). Of these people with diabetes, 25% will develop a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), equating to 5 million by 2030. Overall, half of ulcers become infected during the …
Evaluation of a Lipido-Colloid Wound Dressing in the Local Management of Leg Ulcers
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy, tolerance and acceptability of Urgotul and DuoDERM E dressings in the local management of venous or mixed-aetiology leg ulcers. l Method: This was a prospective multicentre randomised phase IV clinical trial conducted open-label in parallel groups. It involved 20 investigating centres, including hospital dermatology and vascular medicine departments, and private …
Using Urgotul Dressing for the Management of Epidermolysis Bullosa Skin Lesions
l Objective: To evaluate the acceptability, tolerance and efficacy of Urgotul wound dressing in the management of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) skin lesions. l Method: This was an open-label uncontrolled clinical trial involving 20 patients (11 adults and nine children) with EB simplex or dystrophic EB. Patients were selected from the register of EB patients at …
Evaluation of Technology Lipido Colloid with Silver (TLC-Ag) Dressing Qinzhou (China) A Case Series
Safe management and prevention of wound infection has been discussed and advocated by expert group consensus documents. Infection is a significant problem in wound management and early identification and intervention are considered as key to the patient’s wellbeing and healing outcomes. Various agents have been applied topically to treat infected wounds. A well-recognised option is …
Management of Burn patients with Technology Lipido-Colloid with Silver Sulphate to Fight Local Infection and Restore the Healing Process
Burn wounds are predisposed to infection and topical antimicrobial preparations are used both to prevent and treat infection. The choice of topical antimicrobial should be based on the ability of the agent to inhibit microorganisms that may be harmful within the wound bed and on the host. Silver is indicated when a local negative impact …