title: Bandages and difficulty with bathing: introducing Seal-Tight.
abstract: Patients with compression bandages experience difficulty with bathing due to the possibility that bandages may become wet and affect the wound. Bandage and dressing changes resulting from accidental wetting also cost the NHS considerable time and money. This product focus highlights the social and psychological impact on the patient when they are unable to bathe and offers a solution to the problem. Seal-Tight is a product that has been newly placed on the drug tariff, making it widely available to all patients who wear bandages (or plaster casts). Seal-Tight enables the patient to bathe, in some cases for the first time for months or even years.
authors.affiliation: Thames Valley University. ellie@legclub.org
authors.forename: Ellie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lindsay
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001458:Bandages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001494:Baths / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology