title: Using a soft silicone-coated net dressing to manage skin tears.
abstract: Traditional management of skin tears can cause new damage and slow down healing. This paper discusses how to categorise these acute wounds and the significance of a study that used a soft silicone-coated net dressing on patients in a Belgian hospital.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, AZ St-Elisabeth Hospital, Zottegem, Belgium. frans.meuleneire@skynet.be
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meuleneire
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*