Mepilex Ag Antimicrobial Foam Dressing Features
- Provides proper care to infected wounds that are painful and require the best of treatment
- Silver works as an antimicrobial barrier in wounds with a high risk of infection or re-infection
- Sustained release silver activity and rapid, broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy
- Safetac layer seals the wound margins to prevent the exudate from leaking onto the surrounding skin and minimizing the risk of maceration
- Safetac layer also allows for pain-free dressing changes without harming the wound or surrounding skin
- Gentle adherence prevents the Mepilex dressing from slipping under dressing retention
- Reduces odor by minimizing the number of microorganisms
- Reduces the risk of staining and peri-wound maceration
- Can be used under compression bandaging
Triple Action of Mepilex Ag:
- Minimizing trauma and pain
Mepilex Ag wound dressing causes less pain by:
- not sticking to the moist wound bed
- sealing the wound edges to prevent maceration
- eliminating skin stripping - Reducing bacterial burden
In action Mepilex Ag foam dressing w/ silver:
- inactivates a wide range of pathogens like MRSA
- inactivates pathogens within 30 minutes of dressing application
- inactivates pathogens for up to 7 days - Excellent Fluid Handling
Exudate handling of Mepilex Ag:
- provides optimal exudate management with advanced fluid handling
- prevents maceration
- prevents exudate from leaking onto surrounding skin
Key Benefits of Mepilex Ag Dressing:
- Minimizes pain and trauma at dressing changes
- Remains in place for easy application of compression and retention bandages
- Enhances patient comfort during wear
- Can be cut to fit difficult-to-dress locations and various wound shapes
- Foam dressing containing silver and bacteria-lifting elements easily fights infections
- Lower potential for skin irritation and allergy
- Safetac technology provides safer and cleaner dressing changes
- Versatile design is suitable for treating burns
- Helps in dealing with pressure and leg ulcers
- Can stay in place for several days depending on the condition of the wound
- Can be lifted and repositioned without losing the adherent properties
- Anti-bacterial agent in antimicrobial dressing lasts for up to 7 days
Mepilex Ag Indications:
Mepilex Ag foam dressing w/ silver is used for the treatment of low to moderate exuding wounds like partial thickness burns, pressure ulcers, and leg and foot ulcers. It effectively absorbs and manages most exudate levels. It is not for every patient but only for those whose wounds do not heal normally. If the bacterial influence is too high, it is required to be reduced so that it does not interfere with the wound healing. Some common signs of high bacterial influence are shown below:
- Wound healing does not progress normally
- Redness
- Spreading redness
- Increased skin temperature
- Signs of Pseudomonas
- Patient in pain
- Increasing exudate
- Odor
- Odema
How does Mepilex Ag Silver Dressing work?
- Mepilex Ag is a wound care dressing that constitutes an absorbent polyurethane foam pad embedded with silver sulfate compound.
- Silver particles in the dressing are inactive in dry conditions.
- When the dressing comes in contact with the moisture, the silver particles release silver ions which disperse throughout the dressing and into the wound environment.
- Released silver ions inhibit a wide range of wound-related pathogens like bacteria, fungi, MRSA, VRE, and Pseudomonas.
- Safetac layer protects the peri-wound skin, minimizes trauma and pain at dressing change and reduces the risk of maceration.
Mepilex Safetac Technology:
Safetac technology ensures less pain and less trauma at dressing change. It is a soft silicone technology that allows patients to wear and remove dressing without any trauma. Mepilex Ag with Safetac technology minimizes trauma and damage to the wound and the surrounding skin, thereby minimizing the pain to the patient. It also seals the wound margins to protect the peri-wound skin and prevent maceration.
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How to use Mepilex Ag Foam Dressing?
- For effective results, select a size that will allow Mepilex Ag Antimicrobial Foam Dressing to extend wound margins by at least 2 cm. Cleanse the wound with normal water or saline according to standard clinical protocol. Thoroughly dry the surrounding skin.
- Remove the release film and apply with the adherent side to the wound. Remember not to stretch. For application on the lower limb, position the dressing slightly off center so that more of it rests below the wound than above.
- Use Mepitac or other fixation devices to secure the dressing in place.
Precautions:- Avoid use on patients undergoing radiation therapy.
- Avoid use on patients with a known sensitivity to silver.
- Avoid use on patients undergoing MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
- Do not use in combination with oxidizing agents like hydrogen peroxide or hypochlorite solutions.
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