title: Dressing selection: use of combinations of wound dressings.
abstract: There are many wound dressing products available. In certain circumstances they are used in combination. In order to protect the patient, the use of dressing combinations should have a clear purpose and the support of the manufactures. Inappropriate combinations are costly and ineffective and serve only to perpetuate practice that does not have a sound research base. This article highlights the issues surrounding dressing selection and offers guidance on appropriate dressing combinations.
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authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*