AQUACEL® Ag & AQUACEL® Ribbon Dressing is 20 times stronger!*1

AQUACEL® Ag & AQUACEL® Ribbon Dressing is 20 times stronger!

Image shows a partially moistened AQUACEL® Ag Ribbon Dressing with Strengthening Fiber. The strengthening fibers are composed of a Hydrofiber® Technology - based material.

*Compared with the original AQUACEL® Ag dressings

 

All the advantages of AQUACEL® Ag dressings
 
  • Supports wound healing by providing a moist wound environment2
  • Protects periwound skin2
  • Helps reduce pain in situ and on dressing removal3,4,5,6
  • Provides rapid7 and sustained8 antimicrobial activity against MRSA and VRE, in vitro

 

Now with the added benefit of stitchbonding1 to increase tensile strength and make it easier for clinicians to use
 
  • Over 20 times strongera
  • 25% less shrinkagea

 

The only absorbent filler dressing to offer Hydrofiber® Technology with ionic silver


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Because it contains Hydrofiber® technology and silver, AQUACEL® Ag dressings:

  • Lock in and kill harmful components contained in exudate9
  • Contour to the wound bed, limiting space where bacteria can thrive10
  • Respond to the wound, providing “on-demand”11,12,13 and sustained antimicrobial activity7

 

 

AQUACEL® Ag Ribbon Dressing application instructions
 

Cleanse with a gentle, non-toxic cleanser, such as SAF-Clens® AF or Shur-Clens®.

When using AQUACEL® Ag Ribbon Dressing in deep cavity wounds, leave at least 2.5 cm (about 1”) outside the wound for easy retrieval. Pack wounds only up to 80%, as AQUACEL® Ag dressing will expand to fill the wound space as it absorbs exudate.

Choose an appropriate cover dressing to secure AQUACEL® Ag Ribbon Dressing. For wounds with heavier exudate, use an absorptive dressing (e.g., Versiva® XC® Gelling Foam dressing). AQUACEL® Ag Ribbon Dressing may be left in place for up to 7 days or changed as frequently as needed.b

AQUACEL® Ag Ribbon Dressing with Strengthening Fiber is designed to provide a pain-free removal and to come out without breaking. Gauze dressings can adhere to wounds, causing pain and trauma upon removal.

References [+]

  1. AQUACEL® and AQUACEL® Ag With Strengthening Fibre. WHRI13178 TA155. October 31, 2008. Data on file, ConvaTec.
  2. Robinson BJ. The use of a Hydrofiber dressing in wound management. J Wound Care. 2000;9(1):32–34.
  3. Armstrong SH, Brown DA, Hill E, Ruckley CV. A randomized trial of a new Hydrofiber dressing, AQUACEL, and an alginate in the treatment of exuding leg ulcers. Presented at: 5th European Conference on Advances in Wound Management; November 21-24, 1995; Harrogate, UK.
  4. Barnea Y, Amir A, Leshem D et al. Clinical comparative study of Aquacel and paraffin gauze dressing for split-skin donor site treatment. Ann Plast Surg. 2004;53(2):132-136.
  5. Caruso DM, Foster KN, Blome-Eberwein SA et al. Randomized clinical study of Hydrofiber dressing with silver or silver sulfadiazine in the management of partial-thickness burns. J Burn Care Res 2006; 27(3):298–309.
  6. Kogan L, Moldavsky M, Szvalb S, Govrin-Yehudain J. Comparative study of Aquacel and Silverol treatment in burns. Ann Burns Fire Disasters 2004; 17(4):201–207.
  7. Jones SA. Bowler PG, Walker M, Parsons D. Controlling wound bioburden with a novel silver-containing Hydrofiber dressing. Wound Repair Regen. 2004;12:288–294.
  8. Bowler PG, Jones SA, Walker M, Parsons D. Microbicidal properties of a silver-containing Hydrofiber® dressing against a variety of burn wound pathogens. J Burn Care Rehabil. 2004;25(2):192-196.
  9. Parsons D, Bowler PG, Myles V, Jones S. Silver antimicrobial dressings in wound management: a comparison of antibacterial, physical and chemical characteristics. Wounds. 2005;17(8):222–232.
  10. Hoekstra MJ, Hermans MH, Richters CD, Dutrieux RP. A histological comparison of acute inflammatory responses with a hydrofibre or tulle gauze dressing. J Wound Care. 2002;11(3):113–117.
  11. Bowler P. Progression toward healing: wound infection and the role of an advanced silver-containing Hydrofiber dressing. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2003;49:(8)(suppl):S 2-S5.
  12. Innes ME, Umraw N, Fish JS, Gomez M, Cartotto RC. The use of silver coated dressings on donor site wounds: a prospective, controlled matched pair study. Burns. 2001;27:621-627
  13. Walker M, Cochrane CA, Bowler PG, Parsons D, Bradshw P.  Silver deposition and tissue staining associated with wound dressings containing silver.  Ostomy Wound Manage. 2006;52(1)42-50

Notes [+]

  1. Compared with the original AQUACEL® Ag Dressings
  2. See package insert for complete instructions

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