Summary
A prospective case study of a gelling fibre dressing used for chronic bilateral leg ulcers. The poster describes dressing management and observations made during follow-up.
- Study type
- Case study poster
- Study size
- 1 patient (39-year-old woman with ulcers on both legs)
Single case still in progress at the time of the poster; the patient also received intravenous antibiotics for other infections.
Key findings
- By week 10 the ulcers on both legs had reduced in size, odour had reduced, exudate had fallen to moderate levels and surrounding skin was less excoriated.
- Pain decreased at each assessment, allowing more effective cleansing and debridement.
- Dressing changes went from four times weekly in the first 8 weeks to twice weekly.
- The author reports the dressing desloughed the wounds and controlled bacterial load without additional antimicrobial agents on the wounds.