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Case Study
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Cadexomer matrix/technology*Ña new approach to static wound healing Kathy Leak, RN, Sue Johnsone, RN, Elizabeth Mostyn, RN, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK AIM.Clinicians both in the community and hospital setting encounter static wounds on a regular basis. These wounds are a financial drain of nursing time and expensive dressing materials. .Any open wound is today seen as having great risk of developing a resistance bacteria strains leading to hospital admission even death. Both political and public interest in the developing resistance strains has led to nurses within the field of wound care looking for solutions. METHODS.A new Cadexomer matrix/technology* is a topically applied wound therapy containing absorbent starch based polymer, glycol and poloxamer promoted by Smith & Nephew to perform this task .RESULTS.Two patients with long standing static wounds have as a result of this treatment been taken to full closure within a very short period, as seen through photographic evidence DISCUSSION.The development of the TIME assessment framework has led to stasis in the wound bed becoming frequently documented..Wounds are known to become static for many reasons: within the authors field of practice the pH balance within the wound bed is seen as one of the problems. New epithelium requires the right levels of protease activity to achieve complete closure. .In this poster, we demonstrate the effectiveness of a new Cadexomer matrix/technology* in the closure of static wounds *CADESORB, Smith & Nephew Wound Management. |
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