Antimicrobial Dressings - Introduction | How it Works | How to Use | How to Choose
Antimicrobial wound dressings are available in many forms like sponges, silver dressings, foam dressing, hydrogel dressing, island dressings, non-adherent dressings, adherent dressings etc. These dressings are meant to cover the wound and alter the wound bed bioburden through their antimicrobial activity. The ability of antimicrobial dressings to handle exudate depends largely on the characteristics and composition of the dressing. In cases of infection in partial- and full-thickness wounds, tracheostomies, over percutaneous line sites and surgical incisions, etc. antimicrobial dressings are recommended. Example - Derma Algicell Ag Dressings