Why gauze dressings should not be the first choice to manage most acute surgical cavity wounds.
Acute surgical wounds left to heal by secondary intention are often routinely managed with gauze fabric dressings. This paper reviews research that suggests newer, modern dressings are more cost-effective and cause less pain on removal.
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City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK. ELAINE.BETHELL@swbh.nhs.uk
D000464:Alginates / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000075202:Contraindications; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*
D000464:Alginates; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium