A multicentre, clinical evaluation of a hydro-responsive wound dressing: the Glasgow experience

Objective: Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of hydro-responsive wound dressing (HRWD) in debridement and wound bed preparationof a variety of acute and chronic woundsthat presented with devitalised tissue needing removal so that healing may proceed. Method: This was a non-comparative evaluation of acute and chronic woundsthat required debridement as part of their normal treatment regimen. Clinicians recorded wound changes including a subjective assessment level of devitalised tissue and wound bed preparation, presence of pain, wound status (e.g., wound size) and periwound skin condition. Data was also collected from clinicians and patients to provide information on clinical performance of the dressing. Results: We recruited 100 patients with a variety of wound types into the study. Over 90% of the clinicians reported removal of devitalised tissue to enable a healing response in both chronic and acute wounds. Specifically, over the course of the evaluation period, levels of devitalised tissue (ne...