Wound dressings types

A number of wound dressing types are available for a variety of medical and surgical applications. The functions of these materials include providing protection against... 

A comparison of smart and conventional hybrid wound dressings and wound dressing types... 

The topics contained in the book fall squarely within the realm of Combat Casualty Care, one of the pillars or mission areas for Army medical research. Specifically, the book deals with Far Forward Resuscitation, prevention and management of blood loss, wound dressing, prevention of infection, and prevention of adverse tissue responses and impaired healing. These aspects of treatment are critical to prevent death, treatment complications, and disability. They are the important aspects of early interventions in the battle area or during medical evacuation. Information covering so many aspects of this type of care are not usually found in a single source. This book will compile a large amount of important information that is current and state of the art. It will help to define the Standard of Care. 

Ovington, L.G. The well-dressed wound an overview of dressing types. Wounds 1998, 10 (Suppl. A), lA-llA. 

Wound-dressing materials are mainly classified as absorbent and non-absorbent, depending on the types of fibres used. Dressings vary with the type of wound and wound management and no single dressing is universally applicable. An ideal dressing is normally expected to ... 

The results of this study demonstrate the varying physical differences between the selected wound dressings assessed arxl average results are shown in Table 1. Two of the dressing types showed very low WVTR (Water Vapour Transference Rate) and air permeability. The Carbopad VC specimens showed very low/minimal w permeability, exhibiting an occlusive characteristic this presented problems during the test to evaluate the efficiency of odour adsorption and was therefore with-drawn from this test. 

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