Perfect Partners: Not all dressings combinations are made equal
Wound dressing is an essential element of wound healing. At Convatec, we develop and produce advanced wound care solutions for the management of hard-to-heal wounds, and prevention of wound occurrence.
Aquacel® launched nearly 20 years ago with a breakthrough technology — Hydrofiber™. Since then, we’ve never stopped innovating.
Today, the Aquacel® family includes a wide range of wound dressings — including Aquacel® Extra, Aquacel® AG+ Extra, Aquacel® Foam, Aquacel® Surgical and Aquace;® Burn.
Our AQUACEL Ag dressings are the #1 anti-microbial dressings today, combining the infection-fighting power of ionic silver with the unique capabilities of Hydrofiber™.
Aquacel Ag+ Extra
AQUACEL® Ag+ dressings are antimicrobial primary dressings intended to be used under the direction of a healthcare professional for wounds, which are at risk of infection or show signs of infection, or where biofilm is suspected to be present, and in accordance with the indications for use.
They are designed to manage the 3 key local barriers to healing - exudate, infection and biofilm. AQUACEL® Ag+ dressings incorporate proven Hydrofiber™ Technology and Ag+ Technology - a unique ionic silver-containing, antibiofilm formulation.1 AQUACEL® Ag+ dressings are available as AQUACEL® Ag+ Extra™ and AQUACEL® Ag+ Ribbon dressings.
AQUACEL® Ag+ Extra™ dressing is comprised of 2 layers of Hydrofiber™ Technology stitch bonded together making it 9x stronger and 50% more absorbent than standard AQUACEL® Ag dressing.2*
AQUACEL® Ag+ Ribbon dressing is also strengthened with stitchbonding.
*As demonstrated in-vitro
AQUACEL® Foam
AQUACEL® Foam dressing has a soft absorbent Foam pad, an AQUACEL® interface, a gentle silicone adhesive, and a waterproof/bacteria barrier. AQUACEL® Foam dressing is the only Foam that has comfort, simplicity and the healing benefits of an AQUACEL® Interface.
Only Aquacel® Foam dressing has been designed to work In synergy with the Aquacel® family of primary dressings, to achieve optimal performance.
Perfect Partners
The use of this dressing regime can help optimise:
• Effective management of exudate1,2
• Help prevent peri-wound maceration6
• Protect peri-wound skin6
• Promote wound healing7
• Manage biofilm and infections4,5
This may improve patient comfort and clinical outcome3
Content and information in this article are provided by Convatec and are for informational purposes only. For any doubts, please consult a healthcare professional.
References:
1. PARTNER observational study: Preliminary results on the utility of the combination of two dressings in the management of acute and
chronic wounds in private practice. TOMASI, J, Yvon, C, Lucas, A. P20, poster presented at Journees Cicatrisations, Paris, France, 26-28 Jan 2020.
2. Visual Assessment of Fluid Handling by Aquacel® Extra covered by Different Foam Dressings WHRI5397 MS147. Data on le, ConvaTec Inc.
3. Mixing Wound Dressings: Does it Affect Clinical Outcomes, Tickle. J. Poster presented at World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Florence, Italy 2016.
4. Bowler PG, Parsons, D. Combatting wound biofilm and recalcitrance with a novel antibiofilm Hydrofiber™ wound dressing. Wound Medicine.
2016; 14:6–11.
5. Newman, G.R., et al., Visualisation of bacterial sequestration and bactericidal activity within hydrating Hydrofiber wound dressings.
Biomaterials, 2006. 27(7): p. 1129-39.
6. Robinson BJ. The use of a Hydrofibre dressing in wound management. J Wound Care. 2000;9(1):32-34.
7. Bishop SM et al. Moisture balance: optimising the wound dressing interface. J Wound Care. 2003;12:125-128
