A Prescriber's Guide To
Dressings & Wound
Management
Materials

This report was commissioned by the VFM Unit on behalf of the Welsh Office Health Department

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Summary of potential cost savings
  3. Classification of wound management materials
  4. Review of wound management materials
  5. Guidance on Dressing Selection
  6. Skin and wound cleansing
  7. Bandaging Applications
  8. Conclusions
(C)1996 Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory
Bridgend General Hospital
Mid Glamorgan