title: A study to compare two film dressings used as secondary dressings.
abstract: Dressings manufactured from adhesive polymeric films have been used extensively in wound management for about 20 years. This report describes the results of a trial designed to compare the performance of two such dressings, used as secondary dressings, in a multi-centre randomised controlled community study involving 100 patients. Independent analysis of the study data revealed that, after adjusting for other effects, no genuine difference was demonstrated between the dressings in terms of their ability to resist wrinkling or prevent maceration (the primary outcome variable).
authors.affiliation: Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory, Bridgend General Hospital, Mid Glamorgan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fear
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagelstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bale
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000464:Alginates / Q000592:standards*; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D003102:Colloids / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D006801:Humans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000592:standards*; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000592:standards*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D003102:Colloids; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; C027324:Opsiture; D011140:Polyurethanes; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D020723:Glucuronic Acid