| Wound type | Eschar | Predominantly Slough |
Granulating and/or Epithelializing |
Fibrinous (yellow) |
Granulating | Skin tear | Epithelializing | Healed At risk Surgical incision | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exudate level | None to moderate | High | Moderate to high | None to miminal | Moderate to high | Light | Moderate | Heavy | None to miminal | None to miminal | None | |||
| Depth | Shallow | Deep | Shallow | Deep | Shallow to deep | Shallow to deep | Shallow | Deep | Shallow | Shallow | Closed | |||
| Treatment objectives | Debride | Cleanse Debride Absorb Fill in dead space |
Cleanse Debride Absorb ±Fill in dead space |
Cleanse Debride Absorb ±Fill in dead space |
Protect Hydrate |
Protect Hydrate Fill in dead space |
Protect Hydrate |
Protect Hydrate |
Protect | |||||
| Products | Hydrocolloid sheets: Tegasorb Granuflex Comfeel (3 - 5 days) Santyl Alldress (daily) |
Intrasite gel Semipermeable Adhesive Film: Cutifilm or Perforated Plastic Film Dressing: Release |
Hydrocolloid sheets: Tegasorb Granuflex Comfeel (3 - 5 days) Melgisorg Mepilex (1 -3 days) Aquacel Mepilex (1 - 3 days) (if infected) Iodosorb Santyl Alldress (daily) (if infected) Silver products Aquacel Ag (daily) |
Intrasite gel Semipermeable Adhesive Film: Cutifilm or Perforated Plastic Film Dressing: Release (highly exudative) Alginate dressing: Comfeel Alginate Kaltogel Kaltostat Sorbsan Tegagel and Perforated Plastic Film Dressing: Release (highly exudative) Polysaccharide beads: Debrisan Iodosorb and Perforated Plastic Film Dressing: Release |
Melgisorg Alldress (1 -3 days) Aquacel Alldress (1 - 3 days) Solosite gel Alldress (daily) |
Solosite gel Alldress (2 days) |
Melgisorg Alldress (daily) Aquacel Alldress (daily) Mepilex (3 days) Foam with adhesive (3 days) |
Lyofoam Hydrocolloid sheets: Tegasorb Granuflex Comfeel Mepilex (3 - 7 days) Solosite gel Alldress (2 days) Tegasorb (3 - 7 days) Tegaderm (3 - 5 days) |
Alginate dressing: Comfeel Alginate Kaltogel Kaltostat Sorbsan Tegagel and Perforated Plastic Film Dressing: Release Consider: Lyofoam Hydrocolloid sheet Nonabsorbent dressing & absorbent pad |
Allevyn Sheet Dressing Allevyn Adhesive |
Alginate dressing: Comfeel Alginate Kaltogel Kaltostat Sorbsan Tegagel and Perforated Plastic Film Dressing: Release |
Mepilex (5 - 7 days) Foam with adhesive (5-7 days) Tegasorb Thin (5 - 7 days) |
Mepilex (5 - 7 days) Foam with adhesive (5-7 days) Tegaderm (5 - 7 days) |
Sensicare Aloe Vesta (bid & prn) Boudreaux's Butt Paste Zenaderm (bid & prn) |