Surgical site infections are one of the top causes of postoperative morbidity and death worldwide, but there is much debate over the most effective wound dressing to improve outcomes and reduce the healthcare burden. A novel product may be the answer.
Surgical site infections are one of the top causes of postoperative morbidity and death worldwide, but there is little agreement and much debate over the most effective wound dressing to improve outcomes and reduce the healthcare burden.
The paper describes a novel product called DrySee dressing , which features a liquid indicator that turns blue around the edges if moisture is present."Clinicians, patients and caregivers are alerted to the loss of dressing integrity and can replace the dressing when any portion of the perimeter changes to a blue [color]," the authors explain."In addition, the dressing turns blue when the central pad is saturated with fluid, allowing the patient or provider to change the dressing.
Volunteers were instructed to wear the dressing and continue their typical activities of daily living. The wear time between the two transparent dressings across all subjects was 1.4 days. There was no difference in wear time, logged by the volunteers, between the two groups. The maker, DrySee , which holds three patents on the product, supported the research with an unrestricted grant.,"With DrySee, you know when to change your dressing. All other dressings look the same wet, saturated, or dry.""No one else in the world has this technology," Greer said.
She also said that some occlusive dressings will be more durable and stay on days longer than DSD or the comparator, which may affect the choice for some. Jim Rickert, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Indiana University Health Bedford, who was not involved with the study, agreed that any surgical or wound dressing, including transparent films, can become dislodged, and told,"This type of product has promise but this is a small pilot study.
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