title: Silicone dressings are a good fit in the wound care jigsaw.
abstract: The dressings that are available for clinicians to use in wound care are varied, each with their own indications, so where does 'silicone' fit in? Reports of wound pain are common, particularly during dressing changes, but pain can also be continuously experienced between dressing changes. There are also concerns about trauma to the peri-wound during dressing removal, which causes 'skin stripping', leading to further pain and delayed healing. The use of silicone dressings can help to reduce these occurrences in practice.
authors.affiliation: Staffordshire University, UK.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yarwood-Ross
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000451:nursing; D012828:Silicones; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones