Managing the problem of excess exudate.
Wound healing is a normal response to injury and is initiated after the integrity of the skin has been interrupted. The management of exudate in practice can be challenging, as there are clinical situations where the patient's wound may produce copious amounts of exudate. It is therefore important that excess wound exudate is accurately assessed and diagnosed and subsequently managed effectively to relieve the significant burden it places on those who suffer with the problem. This article will look at the effect of Exufiber(®) in the management of three wounds with different aetiologies.
Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin.
Zena
Z
Moore
Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Helen
H
Strapp
D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000737:chemistry; D005782:Gels; D006097:Granulation Tissue; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology
D005782:Gels
Exudate; Wound healing; Wound infection