TY  - INPR
T1  - Multinational observational study on the performance, handling and safety of a new alginate wound dressing
T5  - Poster presented at EWMA 2022
LA  - English
AU  - Roes, Claas
AB  - Aim:
Alginate dressings play an important role in modern wound care. Areas of application include exudate management, autolytic debridement and hemostasis. Users of the alginate dressings have high demands on performance, handling and safety. In order to meet these requirements, a new alginate wound dressing* was developed from a mixture of 80% alginate and 20% viscose. In the study presented, the wound dressing was tested for the properties described.
Method:
An observational study was carried out in clinical as well as outpatient settings at study centers in Germany, Austria and Poland. The users were asked to treat up to 8 patients with the new alginate according to the instructions for use. All patients were adults and suffered from highly exuding wounds which were either pressure injuries, arterial/venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers or postoperative wounds.
Results / Discussion:
The performance, measured in the parameters of time required for application and adaptation to the wound bed in dry and gelled conditions, was rated on average by users as good or very good/excellent on a 6-point Likert scale. More than 90% of the users stated that they could achieve their treatment goals, in particular exudate management, autolytic debridement and hemostasis. All handling parameters were also rated as good or very good on average. The alginate caused almost no maceration of the wound edge and was usually removed very easily in one piece.
Conclusion:
The alginate dressing met the performance, handling and safety requirements and was very positively received by users.
CY  - Paris, France
Y2  - 1653256800
ER  -