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Development of a Benchtop Model for Evaluating the Compatibility of Wound Dressing Materials with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems
Published on: May 2, 2025
Product evaluation of an absorbent, antimicrobial, haemostatic dressing
Jackie Stephen-Haynes1, Louise Toner2, Steve Jeffrey3
1Professor in Tissue Viability, Professional Development Unit, Birmingham City University and Consultant Nurse, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
Abstract:
This article reports on a product evaluation of KytoCel, an absorbent wound dressing used in the treatment of 30 wounds treated in community care and 10 split-thickness skin-graft donor sites treated in acute care. Within the community-treated cohort, unspecified leg wounds were the most common wound type (n=6) with the mean wound area of the 30 wounds being 17.6 cm2 (standard deviation (SD) 31.7) and mean volume being 8.4 cm3 (SD 21.4). Most community treated wounds (27/30; 90%) were reported to have moderate to high levels of wound exudate with the majority (n=19) either healed or improved during treatment. All ten split-thickness skin graft donor sites healed during the evaluation. A semi-structured focus group consisting of 17 nurses provided their opinions on KytoCel, with positive comments offered on the dressing during the focus group and of the 17 participants, 10 commented that the KytoCel dressing was available on their local wound care formulary.
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