Using a soft silicone-coated net dressing to manage skin tears.
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.
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General Surgery Department, AZ St-Elisabeth Hospital, Zottegem, Belgium. frans.meuleneire@skynet.be
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*