Optimum environment for wound healing
- Moist
- Free from infection, with minimal slough
- Free of chemicals and foreign bodies
- Optimum temperature
- Minimal number of dressing changes
- Correct pH
- Different dressings are appropriate for different stages of the wound healing
- Good wound management necessitates flexible approach to election and use of dressings
Requirements from a dressing
Wound
- Protection from infection and trauma
- Debrides, both mechanically and chemically
- Absorbent and removes excess exudate, whilst keeping wound moist
- Maintains temperature and gaseous exchange
Patient
- Comfortable and cosmetically acceptable
- Stimulates healing
Healthcare provider
- Inexpensive
- Easy to change
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