Exudate plays a key role in wound healing, yet appropriate exudate management poses a significant challenge in clinical practice. Exudate in excess requires frequent dressing changes and nursing visits, resulting in pain, inconvenience and anxiety for patients and high healthcare-associated costs.
This Made Easy focuses on the use of the atraumatic superabsorbent polymer (SAP) dressing Zetuvit Plus Silicone Border in the management of exudate, and includes a case study of its use in practice. Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) dressings absorb and retain fluid, reducing the risk of leakage and minimising the chance of maceration.
