Post-Op Amp Dressing Types Flashcards
What is another name for rigid dressing?
Plaster of Paris
What are the advantages of rigid dressing?
Allows for early amb with pylon
Promote circulation and healing
Stimulation proprioception
Provide protection
Provide soft tissue support
Limits edema
Ability to utilize an IPOP
What is an IPOP?
Immediate Post-Op Prosthesis
What are the disadvantages of rigid dressing?
Immediate wound inspection is not available
Does not allow for daily dressing change
Requires professional application
What is another name for Semi-rigid dressing?
Unna paste or air splint
What are the advantages of semi-rigid dressing?
Reduce post-op edema
Provide soft tissue support
Allows for earlier amb
Provide protection
Easily changeable
What are the disadvantages of semi-rigid dressing?
Doesn’t protect as well as rigid
Requires frequent changing
May loosen and allow edema to develop
What are the advantages of NWB Rigid Removeable Limb Protectors?
Removable
Accommodate for fluctuation in edema
Easily applied
Prevent contractures
Provide protection
What are the disadvantages of NWB Rigid Removeable Limb Protectors?
Not for amb purposes
What are some alternate names for soft dressing?
Ace bandage or shrinker
What are the advantages of soft dressing?
Reduce post-op edema
Provide some protection
Relatively inexpensive
Easily removed for wound inspection
Allows for active joint ROM
What are the disadvantages of soft dressing?
Tissue healing interrupted from frequent dressing changes
Joint ROM may delay the healing of the incision
Less control of residual limb pain
Cannot control the amount of tension
Risk of tourniquet effect
Shrinker cannot be applied until sutures/staples are removed
