title: A non-comparative multi-centre clinical evaluation of a new hydropolymer adhesive dressing.
abstract: This study evaluates the performance of a new hydropolymer adhesive dressing in the treatment of chronic or acute wounds, in the presence of blood and/or low levels of exudate, in 74 patients, in a five-site multi-centre non-comparative clinical trial of four weeks' duration. The primary efficacy variable was defined as the incidence of central island dressing adherence to the wound bed in the final stages of healing. The hydropolymer dressing performed extremely well with 98.4% (240 out of 244) of the dressings not adhering to the wound bed.
authors.affiliation: Leg Ulcer Clinic, Salford Community Healthcare NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ballard
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003102:Colloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids