Dressing Materials

Question 1

What are the different types of dressing materials

Answer 1

1) Alginates and foams
2) Hydrogel and hydrocolloids
3) transparent dressing (tegaderm and opsite )
4) negative pressure dressing /vac dressings )

Question 2

Advantage of alginates and foams

Where is it used ?

Answer 2

Can absorb the exudates 
Therefore used for high drainage wounds 
Ex 
1)abscess 
2)cavities

Question 3

What type of dressing is tegaderm and opsite

How does it work ?

Answer 3

It’s a transparent dressing
A type of occlusive dressing
It works by creating a moist environment to facilitate healing

Question 4

Disadvantage of occlusive dressings?

Answer 4

Maceration of skin

Question 5

What type of dressing is hydrogel and hydrocolloids

Answer 5

It’s also a type of occlusive dressing

Question 6

What is an advantage and disadvantage of occlusive dressings

Answer 6

Advantage -favours autolytic debridement

Disadvantage -maceration if skin edges

Question 7

What is an advantage of transparent film dressings

Answer 7

Can monitor the healing without even removing the dressing

Question 8

Pressure generated and mechanism of action of negative pressure dressing/vac dressing?

Answer 8

-125mmHG
It sucks out all the slough
It promotes formation of granulation tissue and hence healing

Question 9

What all conditions do u use vac dressings ?

Answer 9

Chronic non healing ulcers

1) bed sores
2) arterial ulcers
3) venous ulcers
4) diabetic ulcer with no osteomyelitis

Question 10

What type of dressing is used for burn wounds without Escher ?

Answer 10

Vac dressings