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2. Mölnlycke Health Care - Wikipedia

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   Mölnlycke Health Care has sales offices globally. [16] The company has split their production between several factories around the world. Production of their surgical products takes place in Belgium, Thailand, Malaysia, France, Poland and the Czech Republic. Production of wound care products takes place in the UK, Finland and U.S. [17]

3. Hydrocolloid dressing - Wikipedia

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   The dressing is applied to a cleaned wound. Hydrocolloid patches are sometimes used on the face for acne. Smaller sizes are used on acne, not only to get rid of acne, but to avoid acne scars. [7] They are also used to secure nasogastric tubes or CPAP masks to the patient's face.

4. Dakin's solution - Wikipedia

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   In modern typical usage, the solution is applied to the wound once daily for lightly to moderately exudative wounds, and twice daily for heavily exudative wounds or highly contaminated wounds. [ 3 ] The healthy skin surrounding the wound should preferably be protected with a moisture barrier ointment (e.g., petroleum jelly ) or skin sealant as ...

5. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   It protects the wound from bacterial contamination, absorbs wound discharge, and digests necrotic tissues. It is mostly use as secondary dressing. However, it is not used in wound with high discharge and neuropathic ulcers. [9] Alginate dressing: This type of dressing is made up of either sodium or calcium salt of alginic acid. This dressing ...

6. Wound bed preparation - Wikipedia

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   Since the year 2000, the wound bed preparation concept has continued to improve. For example, the TIME acronym (Tissue management, Inflammation and infection control, Moisture balance, Epithelial (edge) advancement) has supported the transition of basic science to the bedside in order to exploit appropriate wound healing interventions [6] and has not deviated from the important tenets of ...

7. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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   Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess wound exudate and to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and second- and third-degree burns.