HEAVILY DRAINING WOUNDS AND TAPELESS

HEAVILY DRAINING WOUNDS AND TAPELESSÔ

A frequently asked question relates to heavily draining wounds. Tapeless functions with virtually any primary wound dressing, so this article will focus on how a secondary wound dressing, Tapeless, benefits the treatment of this troublesome occurrence irrespective of the primary dressing.

A heavily draining wound is often the result of a superficial infection.  Oral antibiotics offer little since a good blood supply is needed to deliver the antibiotic to the wound and a poor blood supply is often the cause for the wound.  The approach should be topical.  The primary wound dressing is the caregiver’s choice, but a favorite is a dilute iodine solution.  The role of the secondary wound dressing is important, since not only must it keep the medicated primary in contact with the wound surface, but it should be cost effective enough that it will allow dressing changes as frequently as desired.  Tapeless not only is initially inexpensive, but also permits dressings changes as often as needed without adding additional cost to each dressing change.  Changes are simple and painless thereby improving patient compliance.    This hastens the wound healing process.

Tapeless also provides a unique material that has an innate stretch but not enough that it is prone to slip or dislodge.  This relates to the matter of heavy wound drainage by permitting the user to place several layers of absorbent material on the wound which removes the drainage quickly and thoroughly.  The Tapeless material, breathable, stretchable and non-constrictive, and anatomic in shape, will accommodate the extra underlying layers without loss of shape or ability to remain in place functionally over the wound. 

Finally, another quality of the Tapeless dressing holder is that it may be washed and reused if desired, removing any drainage since as a secondary wound dressing, it needs to be clean, not necessarily sterile as does the primary dressing.

These features of Tapeless are but a few of the many that support the use of these products with wounds that are heavily draining.

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