Real impact
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Real progress
AQUACEL® Extra™ dressings optimise healing in acute and chronic wounds and reduce wound size and slough1. Convatec’s unique Hydrofiber® technology helps you manage wounds efficiently, increase patient comfort and reduce healing times2. With AQUACEL® Extra™ you can be confident you are delivering the highest standard of wound management while helping to reduce costs3.
Find out more about Hydrofiber technology
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AQUACEL MOA
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Real performance
On contact with an exudating wound, AQUACEL® Extra’s™ Hydrofiber® expands and forms a cohesive gel which:
- Balances moisture, preventing fluid spread and maceration4
- Micro-contours to the wound bed, leaving NO GAPS5
- Immobilises bacteria and MMPs, to aid tissue regeneration6
- Draws fluid away from wound bed, by vertical wicking7
- De-sloughs the wound bed,reducing infection and inflammation6
- Aids autolytic debridement, creating a cleaner wound bed8
Result
In just 14 days, 89% of wounds healed or were improving
Real evidence
See the latest publication on the impact AQUACEL® Extra™ had on 1093 patients with acute and hard-to-heal wounds in community
On average 88.1% of wounds shown to heal or improve within 14 days
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Case study
Subject aged over 70 years treated at home for a stage IV sacral pressure ulcer
Wound care objectives
- Promote autolytic debridement and granulation
- Reduce bacterial load
- Manage exudate
- Re-establish the integrity of the perilesional skin
Wound care protocol
- Cleaning with soap and water irrigation with natural saline solution (e.g. Irriclens®)
- AQUACEL® Extra™ 12.5 x 12.5 cm + AQUACEL® Foam Sacral Large Initial daily dressing changes for mechanical debridement
- Apparently complete healing in less than 4 months
- Effective de-sloughing facilitating mechanical debridement
- Good exudate management
- Healthy edges and perilesional skin
Used for just 14 days AQUACEL®Extra™ led to
Made of 100% sustainable CMC 8
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| Description | Pack size | Product code | NHS Code | PIP Code |
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| AQUACEL® Extra™ | ||||
| AQUACEL® Extra™ dressing 5cm x 5cm square | 10 | 413566 | ELY377 | 367-3282 |
| AQUACEL® Extra™ dressing 10cm x 10cm square | 10 | 413567 | ELY378 | 367-3290 |
| AQUACEL® Extra™ dressing 15cm x 15cm square | 5 | 413568 | ELY379 | 367-3308 |
| AQUACEL® Extra™ dressing 4cm x 10cm rectangular | 10 | 413569 | ELY489 | 382-4760 |
| AQUACEL® Extra™ dressing 4cm x 20cm rectangular | 10 | 413598 | ELY490 | 382-4778 |
| AQUACEL® Extra™ dressing 4cm x 30cm rectangular | 10 | 413599 | ELY491 | 382-4786 |
| AQUACEL® Ribbon™ | ||||
| AQUACEL® Ribbon™ dressing 1cm x 45cm | 5 | 420127 | ELY368 | 361-5978 |
| AQUACEL® Ribbon™ dressing 2cm x 45cm | 5 | S7503 | ELY013 | 240-8565 |
1. Carrere C et al. Community Setting Survey Evaluating AQUACEL® Dressings. Journal of Wound Care VOL 30, NO 9. 2021 Sep 2; 30(9):763-774
2. Tomasi J, Claude Y, Lucas A. The partner study: first results of two synergistics dresings in the management of acute and chronic wounds in community setting. WUWHS. 2020.
3. Moore PJ, Foster L. Cost benefits of two dressings in the management of surgical wounds. Br J Nurs. Sep 28-Oct 11 2000; 9(17):1128-32. doi:10.12968/bjon.2000.9.17.5464
4. Barnea Y, Amir A, Lesham 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. Hoekstra MJ et al. A histological comparison of acute inflammatory responses with a Hydrofiber or tulle gauze dressing. J Wound Care 2002; 11(3): 113-17.
6. White R. Wound dressings and other topical treatment modalities in bioburden control. Journal of Wound Care. 2011; 20(9):431-439.
7. Walker M, Bowler PG, Cochrane CA. In vitro studies to show sequestration of matrix metalloproteinases by silver-containing wound care products. Ostomy/Wound Management, 2007, 53(9): 18-25.
8. Coutts P and Sibbald R. The effect of a Silver containing Hydrofiber® dressing on superficial wound bed and bacterial balance of chronic wounds. Int Wound J 2005; 2:348-356
9. By design - MRL confirmation direct to Design History File and ConvaSpex documents DL20-286 and PR20-286. https://www.tencel.com/true- carbon-zero