Dry Wound - Add Moisture
Heavily colonized wound
Heavily Draining Wound - Exudate Management
Absorbent dressings used in the management of fluid loss from a wound. Some dressings are also used to fill dead space or a cavity type wound. Other dressings are used as a cover for an absorbent filler dressing. [14]
- Gupta S et al. Management of Chronic Wounds: Diagnosis, preparation, treatment, and follow-up, Wounds 2017;29(9 suppl):S19-S36.
Malodorous wound
Moist Wound – Maintain Moisture
Necrotic Tissue - Debridement
- Black J, Baharestani M, Black S, Cavazos J, Conner-Kerr T, Edsberg L; Peirce B, Rivera E, Schultz G. An Overview of Tissue Types in Pressure Ulcers: A Consensus Panel Recommendation. OWM April 2010 Volume 56 - Issue 4.