Convatec Aquacel Silver Dressing

Features of Convatec Aquacel Silver Dressing

• Supports moist wound healing environment
• Cohesive gel allows easy, atraumatic removal
• Reduces maceration by locking exudate into its fibers and away from the skin
• Absorbs and retains higher levels of exudate than most alginates4,5,6 and gauze
• The single-product solution to the post-operative management of surgical incisions
• Has added ionic silver provides sustained antimicrobial activity for up to fourteen days, as demonstrated by in vitro studies
• Soft and conformable allowing intimate contact with the wound surface. This reduces “dead space” where bacteria may reside
• Contains ionic silver, which can kill a broad spectrum of wound pathogens that can cause infection – including MRSA, VRE, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

How to Use Convatec Silver Ag Dressing?

• Before applying, carefully cleanse the wound with saline and dry surrounding skin
• Apply directly onto the wound, leaving an adequate overlap onto the surrounding skin of at least 1cm
• When using Aquacel Ag dressing ribbon in cavity wounds, loosely pack the wound to about 80% capacity leaving at least 2.5cm outside the wound for easy retrieval
• The Aquacel Ag dressing should then be covered with an appropriate secondary wound care dressing

Indications

Aquacel Ag dressing is indicated as a primary dressing for moderately to heavily exuding wounds where there is an infection or an increased risk of infection.

• Chronic wounds: leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and fungating lesions
• Acute wounds: post-surgical wounds, abrasions, lacerations and partial thickness burns