How do you use Actisorb plus 25?

How do you use Actisorb plus 25?

Gently apply ACTISORB™ Plus 25 Dressing to the wound. Either side of ACTISORB™ Silver 220 dressing can be placed on the wound. The properties of the dressing are most fully utilised when ACTISORB™ Plus 25 Dressing makes direct contact with the wound.

What is Actisorb dressing used for?

ACTISORB™ Silver 220 Dressing is suitable as the first therapeutic step in the management of all chronic wounds. It is indicated for fungating carcinomas, ulcerative, traumatic and surgical wounds where bacterial contamination, infection or odour occurs.

What is hydrogel dressing used for?

Hydrogels are recommended for wounds that range from dry to mildly exudating and can be used to degrade slough on the wound surface. Hydrogels have a marked cooling and soothing effect on the skin, which is valuable in burns and painful wounds.

Is charcoal good for infection?

Skin infection. Around the world, many different traditional medicine practitioners use activated charcoal powder made from coconut shells to treat soft tissue conditions, such as skin infections. Activated charcoal may have an antibacterial effect by absorbing harmful microbes from wounds.

What is Zorflex dressing?

Zorflex® is a wound contact layer dressing for chronic, non-healing wounds. By cleaning the wound of microorganisms and creating favourable conditions for healing, Zorflex can significantly reduce signs of infection within 4 weeks1,2.

What is the best wound dressing?

As noted above, many types of dressings will reduce wound bacteria, debride and promote an ideal healing environment. They include: honey, PHMB, Zorflex, Sorbact, silver, iodine and highly absorptive dressings, all of which have been shown to reduce bacterial load.

How long can you use silver dressings?

It is recommended that silver dressings are used for 2 weeks in the first instance to assess effectiveness for the patient and wound. After 2 weeks, reassess the wound. If there are still signs of infection, continue and reassess every 2 weeks, documenting outcome and decision to continue.

How does actisorb plus 25 charcoal with silver wound dressing work?

ACTISORB ® Plus 25 is an activated charcoal dressing with silver, enclosed in a non-adherent nylon sleeve. How does it work? ACTISORB® Plus 25 is different from other charcoal dressings, it has a triple action that not only masks odour but also addresses its cause.

How does actisorb plus 25 improve quality of life?

By eliminating offensive odours ACTISORB® Plus 25 leads to an improvement in quality of life for the patient and nursing personnel. As malodour might be accompanied by wound fluids, ACTISORB® Plus 25 is able to manage exudate and helps maintain a moist wound healing environment.

Can you use actisorb silver on a MRSA wound?

The effect of ACTISORB™ on chronic wounds with no clinical signs on infection. A case study to demonstrate use of charcoal dressings with silver on MRSA-infected wound. The efficacy of silver-impregnated activates charcoal dressings in the management of malodourous critically colonized chronic venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers.

Is it safe to use actisorb silver 220?

Caution: Federal Law (USA) restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a properly licensed healthcare practitioner. This caution is not applicable outside the U.S. The efficacy of ACTISORB™ Silver 220 Dressing is supported by a body of clinical and in vitro evidence.