A practical approach to dressing wounds in difficult positions.
Despite the availability of an increasing number of innovative dressing products, many patients' wounds remain a challenge to dress in practice. However, the creative use of widely available products and other resources can help to address some of the difficulties that are regularly encountered. If different sizes of dressing (to allow for cutting and shaping) or more innovatively shaped products (which may be more expensive per item) are used, this can result in a better dressing fit and therefore increase product wear time which is both clinically effective and cost-effective. When a good solution is found for dealing with certain wound types then great benefit can be gained from publishing the information to prevent others from struggling to overcome the same difficulties.
Fletcher
J
J
Department of Post Registration Nursing, University of Hertfordshire.
D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D011187:Posture; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*