Modern wound dressings

Nurs Stand. 2000 Oct;15(5):47-51; quiz 52, 54.

Abstract

With the wide array of wound dressings available today, it can be a difficult task to select the appropriate dressing required for a particular wound. Georgina Casey reviews the healing process and discusses the characteristics of different types of dressing.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bandages / classification
  • Bandages / standards*
  • Bandages / supply & distribution
  • Documentation
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Nursing Assessment / methods
  • Patient Selection
  • Risk Factors
  • Skin Care / instrumentation*
  • Skin Care / methods
  • Skin Care / nursing
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing
  • Wounds and Injuries / nursing*
  • Wounds and Injuries / physiopathology