Med Ed Byte Series 1 Close Wounds Sooner with Dato’ Dr Hari
Using Urgotul Dressing for the Management of Epidermolysis Bullosa Skin Lesions
l Objective: To evaluate the acceptability, tolerance and efficacy of Urgotul wound dressing in the management of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) skin lesions. l Method: This was an open-label uncontrolled clinical trial involving 20 patients (11 adults and nine children) with EB simplex or dystrophic EB. Patients were selected from the register of EB patients at …
Evaluation of Technology Lipido Colloid with Silver (TLC-Ag) Dressing Qinzhou (China) A Case Series
Safe management and prevention of wound infection has been discussed and advocated by expert group consensus documents. Infection is a significant problem in wound management and early identification and intervention are considered as key to the patient’s wellbeing and healing outcomes. Various agents have been applied topically to treat infected wounds. A well-recognised option is …
Management of Burn patients with Technology Lipido-Colloid with Silver Sulphate to Fight Local Infection and Restore the Healing Process
Burn wounds are predisposed to infection and topical antimicrobial preparations are used both to prevent and treat infection. The choice of topical antimicrobial should be based on the ability of the agent to inhibit microorganisms that may be harmful within the wound bed and on the host. Silver is indicated when a local negative impact …
The Use of a Non-adherent Lipido-Colloid Dressings with Silver in the Management of Wounds
Silver has been used in wound care throughout the millennia for its antimicrobial properties. It was used by many cultures, predominantly in times of war, as an antimicrobial reservoir for food and water, from the ancient Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, up to the Second World War (Alexander, 2009). The first mention of silver as …
URGOTUL® AG/Silver Dressing as an Intermediate Layer in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in a Patient with a Chronic Wound and History of Multiple Laparotomies
Treating of postoperative complications in patients after numerous laparotomies is difficult. In the case of dehiscence the surgical wound, infection and the coexisting formation of intestinal fistulas requires a multidisciplinary approach. In these cases, vacuum assisted thera py is very useful. However, it is necessary to protect the intestines, fistula and surrounding tissu es from …