The AQUACEL™ Ag BURN Hydrofiber™ Dressing Reinforced with Nylon, silver-impregnated, antimicrobial, absorbent dressing is a soft, sterile, non-woven hydroentangled dressing comprised of Hydrofiber (sodium carboxymethylcellulose) with nylon thread used to stitch bond the product along the length. The dressing contains 1.2% w/w ionic silver. The silver in the dressing kills a broad spectrum of wound bacteria. This dressing absorbs high amounts of wound fluid and bacteria and creates a soft, cohesive gel that intimately conforms to the wound surface, maintains a moist environment and aids in the removal of nonviable tissue from the wound (autolytic debridement). A moist wound environment and control of wound bacteria supports the body’s healing process and helps reduce the risk of wound infection.
INDICATIONS
Under the supervision of a healthcare professional, the AQUACEL Ag BURN Hydrofiber Dressing Reinforced with Nylon may be used for the management of:
• Partial thickness (second degree) burns;
• Diabetic foot ulcers, leg ulcers, (venous stasis ulcers, arterial ulcers and
leg ulcers of mixed etiology) and pressure ulcers/sores (partial & full
thickness);
• Wounds as an effective barrier to bacterial penetration of the dressing
as this may help reduce infection;
• Surgical wounds left to heal by secondary intention such as dehisced surgical incisions;
• Surgical wounds that heal by primary intention such as derma tological and surgical incisions (e.g., orthopedic and vascular);
• Traumatic wounds;
• Wounds that are prone to bleeding, such as wounds that have been mechanically or surgically debrided and donor sites;
• Oncology wounds with exudate, such as fungoides-cutaneous tumors, fungating carcinoma, cutaneous metastasis, Kaposi’s sarcoma, and angiosarcoma;
• Management of painful wounds;
• Infected wounds.